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1
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In city names, abbreviate “St.” but spell out

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Fort, Port, Mount

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2
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In full names set as initials, use a

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full space between initials: E. B. White

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3
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In names set as initials without a last name

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don’t use a space between initials: E.B.

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4
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All-initial names:

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no spaces, no periods (JFK) but spell out on first ref

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5
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Abbreviate state names in ____ and use ____

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datelines; AP style

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6
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Academic course names:

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Cap when simple (Economics 101), cap and put in quotes when complex (“Women in European History”)

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7
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Only hyphen African American, Asian American, etc. if

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the term precedes another capitalized word

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8
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Genus:

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Capitalized and italicized

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9
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species:

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lowercase and italicized (following capped Genus)

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10
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When naming multiple rivers/valleys/streets/etc. together

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capitalize the plural Rivers/Valleys/Etc.

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11
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Adverbs in heds:

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Capitalized (It, Is, Be, Out)

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12
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Last word of a hed:

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Always capped

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13
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When citing a foreign-language book and its translation, put original title _____ and translated title _____

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in italics; Roman, in quotes, in parens after original

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14
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Google search terms:

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italicized

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15
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Podcast names:

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italicized

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16
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American Revolution =

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the Revolution

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17
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French (or Other) Revolution =

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the revolution

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18
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Mottoes and adages:

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In quotes, initial cap, no comma before: What happened to “What would Jesus Do?”

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19
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A phrase that would normally be hyphenated can be left open in quotes when

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it is alone in the quotes

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20
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100 years for ____ but a hundred years when ____

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exact time; used casually

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21
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Not Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse but

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Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska (US legislature)

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22
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If a foreign term contains an English word

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italicize to avoid confusion

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23
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When translating foreign word, put original in ___ and the translation in ___

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italics; roman and in quotes

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24
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On the web, quote marks in headlines are

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single quotes

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25
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On the web, quote marks in deks are

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double quotes

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26
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On the web, italics in heds are ____ and in social/SEO titles are ____

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italics; replaced with single quotes

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27
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Ship (sea and space) names:

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roman

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28
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Onomatopoeic words:

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italicized

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29
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Only italicize letters when

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referred to as letters

30
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Chapter, poem, essay, reports, column, article titles:

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Roman, in quotes

31
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If something is called something (*unless)

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the thing should be in quotes (called “artificial states”); a single word, a capitalized phrase, at end of sentence

32
Q

Stage directions outside quote:

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Roman parens; italicize directions

33
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Stage direction inside quote (Q&A):

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Roman brackets; italicize directions

34
Q

Use a space after an ellipses unless

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the next character is a close quotation mark

35
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between =

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two entities

36
Q

among =

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three or more identities

37
Q

compared

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with

38
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whether =

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yes/no choice or question

39
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in order to:

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avoid using

40
Q

may =

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permission to do

41
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might =

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possibility

42
Q

The puppies ___ I saw in the shelter

A

that

43
Q

Numbers in heds =

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digits

44
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In bracketed links, italicized terms that normally would be made Roman should be

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in single quotes instead

45
Q

actor:

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for men and women

46
Q

“America First”

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catch-22

47
Q

blond (adj)

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blonde (noun)

48
Q

Not kitty-corner but

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catty-corner

49
Q

cellphone

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changemaker

50
Q

commander in chief

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Church (capped as the institution)

51
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college-football player, college-basketball player

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dealmaker

52
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decision maker

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e-commerce

53
Q

Not slaves but

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enslaved people

54
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goodbye

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ground-breaking (noun)

55
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IKEA

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Indigenous (capped for North America)

56
Q

“in to” if

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“in” is part of the verb (log in to, tune in to)

57
Q

Medicare for All

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one-percenter

58
Q

Patriot (small caps) Act

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Photoshopped

59
Q

ride-share

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spacesuit

60
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spacewalk

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speechmaker/speechwriter

61
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UC Berkeley

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UC Davis

62
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UCLA

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MIT

63
Q

UN, EU but

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spell out on first reference

64
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Nouns plural in form but singular in meaning

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take only an apostrophe when possessive (The New York Times’, the United States’, the United Nations’, etc.)

65
Q

Never use WWI/WWII

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on first reference, and avoid generally

66
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Location of the Supreme Court =

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Supreme Court Building

67
Q

Co-author is always

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a co-author

68
Q

Beltway =

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Washington, D.C. + the government (as an insular institution)

69
Q

When a number is an exact number

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use digits

70
Q

postelection

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swaths

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