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Cavyherd Aug 5, 2025

@jeridansky

Would you mind if I branched off this discussion with a related question?

We just ran into a question at work where (it seems to me) AP Style conflicts with basic readability & accessibility.

The specific instance is whether or not to spell out the month in paragraphical text.

Does anybody have pointers to any work that's been done lining up Accessibility with style books?

#Accessibility #APStyle

EditorMark Feb 27, 2025

"Upfront" was one word in AP Style, based on the first listing for the adjective and adverb in Webster's New World Dictionary. But AP Stylebook switched to @merriamwebster.bsky.social , which hyphenates the adjective (an up-front payment) and leaves open the adverb (we paid up front). #APStyle

EditorDavePerry Feb 12, 2025

You can, too!

Be the slot nerd from your newspaper and support the Associated Press.

#JournalismThreads #APstyle #GulfOfMexico #GulfOfAmerica #COpolitics

Patrick's Place Apr 27, 2024

‘Formerly Twitter’? AP Style Gives an Update #grammar #apstyle https://www.patrickkphillips.com/grammar/formerly-twitter-ap-style-gives-an-update/

'Formerly Twitter'? AP Style Gives an Update

AP Style recently updated its guidance on referring to Elon Musk's social media platform X with a disclaimer that it was formerly Twitter.

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John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺Mar 7, 2024

I write a lot (and please don't write "alot"), so I own and use many style manuals.

The #AssociatedPress (AP) has good ones, though I'd like to suggest and exception to one of its rules:

When referring to Trump, let's acknowledge how much of his presidency he spent slacking off playing golf, by capitalizing his title thusly:

pResident Trump

https://writingexplained.org/ap-style/ap-style-president

#Trump not #APstyle #StyleGuides

AP Style President - Writing Explained

When to Capitalize President The AP Stylebook holds that you should capitalize president only as a formal title that is before one or more names. For example, President Barack Obama Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton President should be lowercase is all other uses. Example, The president will make an announcement tomorrow. I am ... Read more

Writing Explained

Patrick's Place Jan 9, 2024

How Long Must We Say 'Formerly Known as Twitter'? #grammar #apstyle https://www.patrickkphillips.com/grammar/how-long-must-we-say-formerly-known-as-twitter/