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The first webinar of the AP Stylebook Workshop is on May 6. But webinars are just one piece of the workshop. You'll also get access to AP Stylebook Online and AP Stylebook Study Guides, plus an online classroom with on-demand videos and chats with your peers. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

In addition to speaking at our own session at ACES: The Society for Editing, Stylebook Editor Anna Jo Bratton was a judge for a rowdy spelling bee and Stylebook Product Manager Colleen Newvine helped officiate a game show for copy editors. Anna Jo was even the correct answer to a question in the game show. Then Anna Jo and Colleen enjoyed a happy hour with Chicago Manual of Style’s Jenny Ringblom and Peter Sokolowski of Merriam-Webster. This is what it looks like to spend a few days with people who care deeply about language.

We added new terms to AP Stylebook Online last week: * jumpscare * fanbase * lipsync * offside * primetime All of them are styled as one word with no hyphen.

Have you felt FOMO reading about our session at ACES: The Society for Editing? Sign up for the AP Stylebook Workshop and join us for a live webinar about what's new in AP style on May 27, the day we publish our new AP Stylebook, 58th Edition: store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

We hear from a lot of writers and editors who feel isolated. You don't have peers to talk to during your day about grammar, spelling, word choice and the like. Sign up for the AP Stylebook Workshop and talk with people who get it in our online classroom chats. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

Sign up your whole team for the AP Stylebook Workshop and you'll not only get a group discount, you'll also get fodder for good staff development conversations. If you have style challenges you argue about, you can ask the Stylebook editors to weigh in. Join us: store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

Many thanks to ACES: The Society for Editing for treating the Stylebook's session at your conference last week like big news. ACES sent an email to its members on Friday with the subject line, "ACES Atlanta 2026: Big reveal! AP announces Stylebook changes." The email links to this blog post by Gerri Berendzen: aceseditors.org/news/2026/ap-a… #ACES2026

In our AP Stylebook Workshops, you'll learn directly from the AP Stylebook Committee members who make AP style. In Master the Mechanics, which kicks off May 6, you'll also hear from Grammar Girl herself, Mignon Fogarty. Join us: store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

Do you put a question mark inside or outside quotation marks? That depends on the meaning. Are you asking a question about what's in quotes? Then the question mark goes outside: Who wrote "Gone With the Wind"? Is the quoted matter a question? It goes inside: He asked, "How long will it take?"

Do your coworkers ask you to proof their copy but then glaze over when you explain why you don't use a hyphen in compound modifiers with adverbs ending in -ly? Sign up for the AP Stylebook Workshop to connect with people who share your love of language. The online classroom includes discussion forums to ask questions, get ideas and commiserate with fellow word nerds. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

We have created a separate entry for "Native Americans, Indigenous people/peoples." Previously, the entry was included as part of the book’s race-related coverage entry. Why did we move it? Racial issues are vital to consider when writing about these identities. But identity as Native American or Indigenous peoples goes beyond race, reaching into topics of sovereignty and self-determination of tribal nations and citizens. This move reflects that broader classification. We announced this change at ACES: The Society for Editing on Friday. This guidance is live on AP Stylebook Online now.

You've been asking for this one for years. We heard you. We announced a change in AP style at the @ACESEditors conference today: It's now healthcare, one word, in all uses. We also changed childcare and daycare, closing them up to one word rather than two. This guidance is live on AP Stylebook Online now.

We release the AP Stylebook, 58th Edition, on May 27. Register for the AP Stylebook Workshop, and join our live webinar on May 27 with an overview of what's new in AP style. You'll also get access to all the new and updated entries in an AP Stylebook Online account that's included with the workshop. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

AP Stylebook Workshop includes four live webinars, starting on May 6. Pro tip: Don't just schedule the four live sessions on your calendar. Block out an hour each week for the following four weeks, too, so you can watch the on-demand videos, take our self-scoring quizzes and chat with classmates on the classroom discussion board. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

e.g. means for example. It is always followed by a comma. i.e. is the abbreviation for the Latin "id est" or that is (to say). It is always followed by a comma, as well.

The countdown is on: The first AP Stylebook Workshop live webinar is two weeks from today. But if Wednesdays aren't good days for you, don't worry. You'll get recordings of all the Zoom sessions, plus access to AP Stylebook Online and AP Stylebook Study Guides, through Jan. 31, 2027. You can watch at your convenience. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

As the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster approaches on April 26, we are confirming that the AP uses the spelling that’s been used since the disaster. When relevant, we note that the name of the site in Ukrainian is Chornobyl. It is located in northern Ukraine.

We added an entry to our latest AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide: Avoid the term “evacuation order” when a nation orders people in another country or territory to leave a specific area where it may attack. Nations don’t have the authority to order the evacuation of people in other countries. Instead, use specific terms such as: alert, sweeping warning, told/urged people to flee, instructed people to leave. For example: Israel issued an alert that it plans to strike a building in a southern neighborhood of Beirut. The term “evacuation order” can be used in quotes, but explain. To see our guide covering terms related to war in the Middle East: apstylebook.com/topical_most_r…

We had people ask us for years, "What is the best way to learn the AP Stylebook?" They asked if we offered a class or recommended one. We listened. We launched the AP Stylebook Workshop because you said you wanted to learn AP style directly from the source. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…

Use numerals for court decisions: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4, a 5-4 decision. The word "to" is not needed, except in quotations: “The court ruled 5 to 4.” apnews.com/hub/supreme-co…