David Minthorn

@dhminthorn

Former AP Stylebook co-editor, Ask the Editor columnist. Follows world news, auch auf Deutsch. Video on why style matters:

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    Mar 23

    No hyphen after "after" when it is used to form a noun: aftereffect, afterthought. Make it "after-" with a hyphen when it is used to form a compound modifier: after-dinner drink, after-theater snack.

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    Feb 27

    Use a personal pronoun for an animal only when its sex has been established or the animal has a name. Follow the spelling and capitalization of breed names in Webster's New World College Dictionary, our primary dictionary.

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    Feb 1

    As of today, the world's largest retailer's legal name is Walmart Inc. We've updated our entry to reflect that. No more Wal-Mart. It's Walmart Inc. for the company, and people shop at Walmart stores.

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    Jan 18

    A pop-up shop is a retail store designed to be open for a limited time period.

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    Jan 12

    There’s no comma preceding Jr. in Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday honors Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929. It is the third Monday in January.

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    9 Nov 2017

    A censer is a container in which incense is burned. To censor is to prohibit or restrict the use of something. To censure is to condemn.

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    11 Aug 2017

    Something cannot be partially demolished or partially destroyed. It is redundant to say totally demolished or totally destroyed.

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    9 Aug 2017

    Gender refers to a person's social identity while sex refers to physical characteristics. Our new gender entry has more detail.

    AP style on gender and sex
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    4 Aug 2017

    AP style is draft beer, not draught beer. Have a good weekend.

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    3 Jul 2017

    Fourth of July, July Fourth, Independence Day. The national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner." Picnic, picnicked, picnicking, picnicker.

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    23 Jun 2017

    Mishaps, like incidents, are minor. People are not killed or seriously injured in either.

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    8 Jun 2017
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    Use "verbal" to compare words with some other form of communication: His tears revealed joy that his poor verbal skills could not. (3/3)

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    8 Jun 2017
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    Use "written" to refer to words committed to paper: We had a written agreement. (2/3)

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    8 Jun 2017

    Use "oral" to refer to spoken words: He gave an oral promise. (1/3)

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    5 Jun 2017

    The word "despite" means the same thing as "in spite of" and is shorter.

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    31 May 2017

    But don't label as fake news specific news items that are disputed. If fake news is used in a quote, ask for details. (2/3)

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    31 May 2017

    The term "fake news" may be used for deliberate falsehoods or fiction masked as news circulating on the internet. (1/3)

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    31 May 2017

    Avoid using "cyberattack" in cases where data has merely been stolen or leaked unless the consequences are catastrophic. (3/3)

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    31 May 2017

    A new entry cautions that the word “cyberattack” is routinely overused. (1/3)

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    31 May 2017

    Our gender entry says “gender” refers to a person’s social identity while “sex” refers to biological characteristics. (1/2)

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