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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 24/09/2026

Yes, the AP Stylebook covers punctuation, capitalization and numerals. But there’s so, so much more to AP style. Join the AP Stylebook Workshop 201: Refine Your Content course to learn how Stylebook guidance can help you tell a clearer, more compelling story.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 17/09/2026

It's not too late to join us for our new course, Refine Your PR Pitch with the AP. Our Week 2 live session is coming up Tuesday afternoon, with timely insights into the state of public relations.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 16/09/2026

We offer a wide range of products to help you write and edit consistently. But we haven't forgotten the one that started it all. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 15/09/2026

We kick off Refine Your PR Pitch with the AP today at 2 p.m. EDT, with an overview of the most important AP style guidance for public relations pros.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 10/09/2026

Public relations pros, join us for a new three-week course covering: * The AP style rules you need to know to write releases in the language journalists use * Updates on the state of the PR industry from pros who are paying attention * Feedback from working journalists on what they want from you

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 08/09/2026

Our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, shows Hail Mary pass with Hail Mary capitalized, like the Roman Catholic prayer, and no hyphen.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 03/09/2026

Sharing this 2024 AP Stylebook Online Ask the Editor reply, because it namechecks the late great Dolly Parton.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 02/09/2026

Stop wasting time repeatedly debating and discussing how to style a word or phrase. Add your custom style notes to an AP Stylebook Online site license, so everyone on your team can easily check how to do it.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 27/08/2026

We have a new entry on AP Stylebook Online to define prediction markets, the online platforms where people can bet on the outcome of an event, such as a football game, an election or even the weather.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 25/08/2026

Artificial intelligence tools will confidently answer your question, even when they don't have access to the information needed for the reply. Grammar Girl explains why it's important to go straight to the AP Stylebook to get answers you can trust.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 20/08/2026

What AP style questions come up the most in your public relations writing? What questions do you have about what journalists need from you? Refine Your Pitch with the AP starts in about a month and you won't want to miss this opportunity to polish your PR skills. store.stylebooks.com/pitching-and...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 07/08/2026

A Stylebook Online subscriber submitted an Ask the Editor question about the term "rising sophomore" back in 2019. We responded that the "rising" modifier isn't necessary to signify that a student has finished ninth grade and is headed on to 10th grade.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 04/08/2026

When reporting election returns, AP style says to use figures, with commas every three digits starting at the right and counting left. Also, use the word to (not a hyphen) in separating different totals listed together. apnews.com/hub/elections

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 31/07/2026

Back-to-school time is coming. Even if you haven't seen the inside of a classroom in a very long time, get yourself the textbook you know you need. You don't need to put a brown paper grocery bag cover on it, but if you do, we'd love to see a photo.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 30/07/2026

Lowercase primary in all uses, such as the New Hampshire primary, the Democratic primary, the primary or primary day. apnews.com/hub/elections

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 16/07/2026

AP style fans often tell us they get AP Stylebook Online through work but they miss having the book. That's an easy problem to solve, and we're here to help. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 15/07/2026

AP style calls for capitalizing Senate in all specific references to governmental legislative bodies, regardless of whether the name of the state or nation is used. For example, we would write the U.S. Senate or the Senate.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 13/07/2026

You've probably heard the theory that em dashes mean someone has used AI. AP Stylebook Editor Anna Jo Bratton disagrees in a blog post that acknowledges it would be helpful to have a clear and obvious tell when AI is the author.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 09/07/2026

AP Stylebook Online is updated throughout the year, and we have hundreds of new and updated entries. But one of the most common AP Stylebook searches is for our rules on times, so here's some AP style guidance that's stood the test of time.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 03/07/2026

Going upstate for a summer vacation? Both the AP Stylebook and our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, show upstate lowercase and one word, with no hyphen. Merriam-Webster adds that's the case even if upstate is used as an adverb or adjective, such as in "upstate cottage."

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 26/06/2026

Although Merriam-Webster's definition does not give props to Katy Perry, it does show that firework is the singular of fireworks. The plural fireworks is used in phrases like: a display of fireworks. As each singular explosion goes off, you could sing, “Baby, you're a firework!”

A screenshot of the Merriam-Webster definition of firework, on the AP Stylebook Online platform: a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable compositions

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 18/06/2026

AP Stylebook fans love our spiral binding. When you buy an AP Stylebook elsewhere, it will have a traditional paperback binding. We have heard college instructors telling students to take their perfect-bound Stylebook to a print shop, get the binding cut off and pay to have it spiral bound.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 12/06/2026

AP style shows group stage is two words, no hyphen. Teams in the 2026 World Cup have been assigned to 12 different four-team groups. The top two teams from each group are guaranteed to advance, as will the eight best third-place teams. Teams finishing fourth in groups are eliminated.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 05/06/2026

Our workshop this fall, Refine Your PR Pitch with the AP, will cover the essentials of AP style for your media outreach. You'll also get help creating a better pitch, so your writing and editing support an idea that lands. Check out this roster for Week 2! store.stylebooks.com/pitching-and...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 04/06/2026

AP Stylebook Online subscribers can quickly and easily catch up on what's new in AP style. Our dashboard includes lists of new entries and recent changes in reverse chronological order, so you can scan for the latest. That's in addition to emails when we make changes.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 03/06/2026

We've updated and expanded our artificial intelligence chapter, including adding the noun "compute." In an AI sense, compute means the computing power or resources needed to build, test and improve AI models. With more compute, AI models are said to perform increasingly complex operations.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 28/05/2026

The new spiral-bound AP Stylebook, 58th Edition, is on sale now. Buy yours on apstylebook.com to get emails when we add or change AP style guidance. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 27/05/2026

The new AP Stylebook, 58th Edition, features an updated and expanded chapter on artificial intelligence.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 27/05/2026

Today is launch day for the AP Stylebook, 58th Edition! Buy yours on apstylebook.com to get about 200 new and updated entries with the convenient spiral binding so your book lies flat while you work.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 06/05/2026

The first live session of the AP Stylebook Workshop 101: Master the Mechanics is this afternoon.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 02/05/2026

In addition to speaking at our own session at ACES: The Society for Editing, Stylebook Editor Anna Jo Bratton was a judge for a rowdy spelling bee and Stylebook Product Manager Colleen Newvine helped officiate a game show for copy editors. Anna Jo was even a correct answer in the game show.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 30/04/2026

We shared an update to our brand names entry in our session at the conference of ACES: The Society for Editing last week. AP suggests referring to events and venues by the name most familiar to readers.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 09/04/2026

We offer group discounts on the AP Stylebook Workshop with as few as three participants. Register your whole team and learn AP style together. Watch the live webinars together, and ask the Stylebook's editors your company's most pressing questions in real time. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 25/03/2026

Use all caps for call letters and call signs. Use hyphens to separate the type of station from the base call letters: WBZ-AM, WBZ-FM, WBZ-TV.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 19/03/2026

Our new AP Stylebook, 58th Edition, is coming out at the end of May. Want the fastest, easiest way to catch up on what's new?

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 18/03/2026

March Madness is capitalized in all references to the yearly college basketball championships for men and women. Both terms are capitalized in NCAA Tournament, which is acceptable in all references to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's championships.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 18/02/2026

Would AP style use ICE on first reference? Stylebook editor Anna Jo Bratton answered in AP Stylebook Online's Ask the Editor. She said in part, "I would be OK with ICE in a headline, or even the lead of a story. I'd want to see it spelled out in the next reference up high in the story...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 12/02/2026

Stylebook Online users tell us they love the convenience of the search function to find the guidance they need quickly, but they miss the serendipity of discovering entries as they paged through the print book.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 11/02/2026

The official mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are Tina and Milo, two stoat siblings whose names derive from the host cities of Cortina and Milan. Stoats are small, agile mountain mammals from the weasel family whose fur changes color with the seasons.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 03/02/2026

Capitalize House of Representatives when referring to a specific governmental body, such as the U.S. House of Representatives, the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Capitalize shortened references that delete the words of Representatives: the U.S. House, the Massachusetts House.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 22/01/2026

As Timothée Chalamet (note the accent!) ping-pongs from one awards season event to another for "Marty Supreme," we're revising our guidance.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 20/01/2026

Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 19/01/2026

The Stylebook's entry on historical periods and events advises capitalizing the names of widely recognized epochs in anthropology, archaeology, geology and history: the Bronze Age, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Pliocene Epoch.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 14/01/2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929. The holiday is on the third Monday in January. AP style abbreviates Jr. and Sr. and does not precede them by a comma. Martin Luther King Jr. does not take a comma before Jr.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 13/01/2026

Once you use AP Stylebook Online, you'll wonder why you waited so long. It's searchable and customizable, making it easier to use than flipping through pages marked with notes in the margins. We update it throughout the year as our editors add or change AP style guidance.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 08/01/2026

Many of our users have deep affection for their first AP Stylebook. They reminisce about learning AP style as part of becoming a professional.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 07/01/2026

The term electric vehicles describes vehicles that are powered by a battery linked to an electric motor. Other vehicles can run on electricity but also have internal combustion engines.

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