AP
S
TYLE
B
OOTCAMP
A guide to accompany your
Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
, 2010
D
ATES
/
M
ONTHS
See p. 184
Capitalize names of all months
Only abbreviate when there's a date, too
Only abbreviate months with more than seven letters
A
DDRESSES
See p. 4
Only abbreviate Ave., Blvd. and St. when with a numbered address
Spell out all others (i.e.: Road)
Use figures for house number
Use periods in P.O. Box
Abbreviate states as described on p. 266
D
ATELINE
See pp. 79-80
City name in ALL CAPS
Major US cities need no state listed
Abbreviate states as described on p. 266
N
UMBERS
,
N
UMERALS
See pp. 201-203
Spell out one through nine
Use digits for 10 and higher
To start a sentence, spell out a number OR rewrite sentence
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