What Is an Action Verb?
I have a specific set of criteria when I choose to go see a movie. Most movies I enjoy need…
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AP Style Elections Topical Guide (With General Political Terms)
Politics, and especially elections, can spark big emotions that result in writing bias or accidental inaccuracies. To prevent writing mistakes,…
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A Primer on the AP Style Rule for Acronyms
If you write factual content or realistic fiction, it’s almost impossible to avoid working with acronyms. Between “alphabet soup” government…
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AP Style: Using Material From Anonymous Sources
The last few years in the journalism industry have been turbulent with claims of “fake news.” Associated Press journalists and…
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How To Use Ellipses
One of the more commonly misused and overused punctuation marks is the ellipsis. I’ve encountered far too many maddening late-night…
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How Do You Write AP Style Legislative Titles?
Staying on top of what is going on in your national and state legislatures is important to be an informed…
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Understanding AP Style Numbers
If you want to follow the content writing style used by magazines, newspapers, editors and journalists, then you need to…
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How To Include AP Style Company Names in Your Writing
If you are like me and tend to do a lot of blogging throughout the week, you probably mention a…
