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Achilles tendon or Achilles' tendon?
Achilles tendon
Achilles heel or Achilles' heel?
Achilles' heel
One square mile is equal to how many acres?
640
Acting Mayor Jim James or acting Mayor Jim James?
acting Mayor Jim James
Act 1 or Act One?
Act 1
1st act or first act?
first act
A.D. 96 or 96 A.D.?
A.D. 96
ad lib or ad-lib?
ad-lib
admissible or admissable?
admissible
ad nauseam or ad-nauseam?
ad nauseam
The period including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
Advent
adviser or advisor?
adviser
Afghan or Afghani?
Afghan. Afghani refers to the currency
after party or after-party?
after-party
Ages are always written as...
numerals
What is the difference between aide and aid?
Aid means assistance. An aide is a person who serves as an assistant
air bag or air-bag?
air bag
air base or air-base?
air base
air condition or air-condition?
air-condition
air fare or airfare?
airfare
Refers to any of the Air Force's aircrafts that the president may be using.
Air Force One
air mail or airmail?
airmail
aka or a.k.a.
aka
Alabama
Ala.
Alaska
do not abbreviate
Alberta is...
a province of western Canada. No abbreviation.
recovering or reformed alcoholic
recovering
Pan-Arab satellite television news network based in Doha, Qatar.
Al-Jazeera
all right or alright?
all right
What is the difference between allude and refer?
To allude is to speak of it without specifically mentioning it. To refer is to mention directly.
almost never
NEVER use.
al-Qaida or Al-Qaida
al-Qaida
AM radio or A.M. radio?
AM
Amber Alert or amber alert?
Amber Alert
amid or amidst?
amid
amuck or amok?
amok
angry at someone or with someone?
both are acceptable
When can the word "another" be used?
When an element duplicates a previously stated quantity. (ex. Ten people took the test; another 10 refused.)
Any law or policy designed to encourage competition by curtailing monopolistic power and unfair business practices.
antitrust
Arizona
Ariz.
Arkansas
Ark.
When do you capitalize "army"?
When referring to U.S. forces: the U.S. Army. Do not capitalize for forces of other nations.
Capitalize types of artwork?
No. impressionism, modernism and other styles and movements should be lower case.
as if or as though?
"as if" is preferred, but both are acceptable
Difference between a killer and a murderer?
A murderer is one who is convicted of murder in a court of law
If a prominent person is shot one day and dies the next, which day was he assassinated?
The day he was attacked.
Atlanta
stands alone in datelines
What is the plural for of attorney general?
attorneys general
Should "author" be used as a verb?
No
awe struck or awe-struck
awe-struck
ax or axe?
ax
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AP Style Set 2
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