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TYLE
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OOTCAMP
A guide to accompany your
Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
, 2009
D
ATES
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M
ONTHS
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See p. 181
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Capitalize names of all months
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Only abbreviate when there's a date, too
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Only abbreviate months with more than 7 letters
A
DDRESSES
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See p. 4
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Only abbreviate Ave., Blvd. and St. when with a numbered address
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Spell out all others (i.e.: Road)
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Use figures for house number
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Use periods in P.O. Box
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Abbreviate states as described on p. 262
D
ATELINE
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See pp. 77-78
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City name in ALL CAPS
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Major US cities need no state listed
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Abbreviate states as described on p. 262
N
UMBERS
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N
UMERALS
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See pp. 197-199
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Spell out one through nine
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Use digits for 10 and higher
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To start a sentence, spell out a number OR rewrite sentence
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