According to the ap stylebook hyphen entry, use of the hyphen is far from standardized. Therefore, its logical for us to regard the associated press stylebook as the bible for all things written. Ap stylebook changes hyphen guidance, ushering in total chaos. A general principle is that two words forming an adjective before a noun use a hyphen, two words forming. These rules are the exact same for apa style, the only difference being that ap style does not recommend the use of title case for newspaper headlines, but rather sentence case. Sep 18, 2016 to skip hyphenation for an entire paragraph, highlight the paragraph or right click inside the paragraph and go to paragraph and then line and page breaks.
Despite all the published experts, i close up the word. In a march stylebook update, froke said, the ap noted the difference. In the eleventh edition, we have included rule 2 of hyphens with prefixes and suffixes. Spiralbound book, updated each spring 2019 ap stylebook. In chicago style, it is used for ranges of things such as years, ages, months, numbers, etc. In this article were going to address hyphenation at the ends of lines in print books. Its not interchangeable with other types of dashes. More examples of stress on the first part of a compound noun also examples of. For clarity, many writers hyphenate prefixes ending in a vowel when the root word.
Hyphenation with numbers and units of measure grammar and. A hyphen is a punctuation mark thats used to join words or parts of words. This months workout, hyphens, part 3b, is the fourth and last segment on hyphenating compounds, taken from our famous hyphenation table at cmos 17, paragraph 7. Were calling this workout part 1 because hyphens are a vast topic, destined to confound us in many ways and certainly worth a series of workouts. Mar 30, 2010 in accordance with this post and our rules 3 and 5 of hyphens with prefixes and suffixes, we would not hyphenate the word reimagine. Thats because changes to the countrys two most influential style books lean lighter on those punctuation marks, but only in certain, very specific circumstances. Where the previous entry allowed the use of indian.
While the ap stylebook admits that there is not necessarily a standard way to use them, and that most instances come own to personal style or. The associated press is reversing some of its march 2019 guidance on how. The spell checker that you refer to is an advertiser, which we feel is one of the better spell checkers available. Late last month, the ap stylebookthat fusty old guide to grammar and. In the previous posts in this series part 1, part 2, and part 3, we discussed the general principles of hyphenation, as describe in much more detail on pages 97100 of the publication manual. Ap style title case has a few easy rules that will help showcase your title. Ap style suggests avoiding parentheses when possible, and instead rewriting text or using dashes or commas to set off the information. Style books shed use of hyphens, commas weve gotten used to. There are three constant rules for ap style hyphenation, although they yield some exceptions to firstlisted spellings in websters new world college dictionary. We updated our hyphen guidance this year to say no hyphen is needed in a compound modifier if the modifier is commonly recognized as one phrase, and if the meaning is clear and unambiguous without the hyphen.
The associated press stylebook provides an az guide to issues such as capitalization, abbreviation, punctuation, spelling, numerals and many other questions of language usage. Sometimes its difficult to remember which rules are ap and which rules are remnants from years of college courses. Hyphens with the prefix re grammar and punctuation. Hyphens are often used to tell the ages of people and things. A handy rule, whether writing about years, months, or any other period of time, is to use hyphens unless the period of time years, months, weeks, days is written in plural form. Apr 04, 2011 today we change ap style from email to email, no hyphen. The associated press releases a new edition each spring, compiling additions and changes that have been made throughout the year on ap stylebook online.
The rules for hyphenating prefixes are different from general hyphenation rules. Associated press ap style has a more general approach than the chicago manual of style chicago style. Such usage is standard in mathematical, statistical, technical, or scientific text, where physical quantities and units of time are expressed in numerals, whether whole numbers or fractions, and almost always. Is there a standard ap style for bulleted areas of text. Ap style also aims to avoid stereotypes and unintentionally offensive language. The associated press style is the goto style for journalism and news writing. Id go with the first option, since you have the term hyphenated in your other material. For example, from the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law 2002. The organisation changed the truly quaint web site to website last year. No hyphenation on dual heritage terms in a new change for 2019, the stylebook says not to hyphenate terms like african american, asian american, and filipino american.
The style that many of us are accustomed tosimply adding an apostrophe after the s e. Associated press style is to use dashes, not bullets, for lists that follow a colon. The table below contains some of the most common prefixes, examples of correct usage, and examples of exceptions. All you need to know about titles in ap style gatehouse. This isnt meant to be a tellall, explaineverything guide to the complexities of ap and cms styles, as there are many, many better articles and books out there that do that far better than i can. And, while dictionaries are good for confirming whether or not a word or phrase should be hyphenated, they wont help you when it comes to general principles.
Here is a sampling of frequently asked questions, with examples of ap style used in. Ap tackles language about race in this years style guide. Book design basics use hyphens for justified type the worlds greatest book posted on august 2, 2014 by dave bricker august 3, 2014 h yphens are an important contributor to elegant, easytoread typography, especially when text is fully justified as is the convention in book typography. Weve looked at a handful of issues concerning the formatting of print books for those who are selfpublishing first steps in formatting for print and using font styles when formatting for print. Other changes include guidelines on the terms race and racism and more, which you can read about here.
For years, the associated press stylebook advised followers. Rock and roll music was invented in the 20th century. Hyphenation rules break down into different categories. Most often, you will hyphenate between two or more adjectives when they come before a noun and act as a single idea. Rules for hyphens, commas change with new style guides. The classic, practical spiralbound edition is published each spring. Then, as in the past, we proceed to give many examples of when hyphens are indeed necessary. For now, the new york times manual of style and usage uses hyphens in most expressions of compound nationality, like italianamerican, japaneseamerican, irishamerican and asianamerican, but not others, like jewish american or french canadian. Ap uses dashes, not bullets, for lists in news stories that. Ap sparks linguistic pandemonium with hyphen guidance update. Ap sparks linguistic pandemonium with hyphen guidance.
From the new york times manual of style and usage 1999. For more information, see pages 101104 in the publication manual. This can be particularly tricky with the titles of major works, so heres a few rules to brush up on. The hyphenation feature in word is typically turned off by default, so many of our word docs arent. The 2019 stylebook includes more than 200 new and updated entries since the 2018 edition, including a new health and science chapter. I have been thinking about these rules on and off for the last 30 years, so i have not kept track of my sources. Jan 06, 2015 in chicago style, it is used for ranges of things such as years, ages, months, numbers, etc. Though many of the most commonly used prefixes and suffixes have their own ap stylebook entries, but a few general rules hold true when it comes to hyphenation.
Associated press style basics journalists resource. Mar 29, 2019 the 2019 ap stylebook has more than 200 new and modified entries, according to the ap. Remember back in college when you had to keep track of all the different ap rules for your student newspaper on top of the chicago manual of style for your academic classes. If youre not sure whether a compound word has a hyphen or not, check your preferred dictionary. Do not capitalize names of laws, theories, and hypotheses except for proper nouns. To hyphenate or notcompound words the editors blog. The ap style as its known in the trade is quite different from the new york times style or chicago manual of style. Use a hyphen in a compound modifier when the modifier comes before the word its modifying. Hyphenation with numbers and units of measure grammar. The chicago manual of style online is the venerable, timetested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. Unfortunately, on this issue even the fairly straightforward rules about hyphens leave some room for a writers own judgment.
Aug 02, 2014 book design basics use hyphens for justified type the worlds greatest book posted on august 2, 2014 by dave bricker august 3, 2014 h yphens are an important contributor to elegant, easytoread typography, especially when text is fully justified as is the convention in book typography. Capitalize, but dont put quote marks around or italicize books. The eleventh edition of the blue book of grammar and punctuation february 2014 recognizes that there is not always agreement among the authoritative references on many of the rules of grammar and punctuation. The double vowels aa, ii, oo, or uu would occur without a hyphen e. The modification of the rules on hyphens, as froke told the editors, came about because many people asked whether those hyphens were needed. Spell out amounts less than 1, using hyphens between the words. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. The use of hypens is more determined by style than grammar rules. In running text, it is best to use words instead of an en dash or hyphen in ap style. Both the associated press stylebook and merriamwebster omit the hyphen.
Except for cooperate and coordinate, use a hyphen if the prefix ends in a vowel and the word that follows begins with the same vowel. Capitalize all words of four letters or more in titles of books and articles in text. According to cmos, if an abbreviation or a symbol is used for the unit of measure, the quantity is always expressed by a numeral. The 2019 edition of the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law includes more than 200 new or revised entries, with chapters covering data journalism, business, fashion, food, religion and sports terms, as well as media law, news values, punctuation, social media, polls and surveys and a new chapter on health. Everything was going just fine on a sleepy wednesday afternoon and then the ap. The associated press stylebook ap style offers two recommendations based on number value. If you locate anything further on this topic, please send it along to us. When deciding whether or not to hyphenate a compound word, follow the above guidelines and check the word in question in this manual. The new entry includes more examples showing when to hyphenate. Microsoft manual of style for technical publications, the associated press stylebook even the justpublished edition. Breaking down the ap stylebooks new rules on gender prsay.
Take care with style and language our standard reference books arewebsters collegiate dictionary for spelling and hyphenation the chicago manual of style for all style, punctuation, and capitalization matters in written text as well as general rules of book making a uniform system of citation the blue bookfor citation forms in endnotes. Im not sure why you need answers to these kinds of questions are you studying for a ing exam. Jul 25, 2017 this months workout, hyphens, part 1, centers on cmos 16, paragraph 7. Last week the ap updated its style guide and sortabutnotquitekilled the rule on hyphens. For that i would suggest consulting some form of style manual chicago manual of style or the ap manual of style, for example. If the parenthetical is a complete, independent sentence, place the period inside the parentheses. If youre new to news writing or switching from one to another, youll want to keep this ap cheat sheet handy and. Today we change ap style from email to email, no hyphen. The rules of hyphenation can be complex and controversial. Jun 02, 2015 dont worry, theyre supposed to be confusing.
In addition, cellphone and smartphone are now one word on ap. Both of the ap and chicago style manuals say to use. Oct 30, 2015 remember back in college when you had to keep track of all the different ap rules for your student newspaper on top of the chicago manual of style for your academic classes. Jun 04, 20 no hyphenation on dual heritage terms in a new change for 2019, the stylebook says not to hyphenate terms like african american, asian american, and filipino american. And the ap stylebook kept wording it has used previously that says use of the hyphen is far from standardized and, as in the past, note that it can be a matter of taste, judgment and. Apa usage and style guidelines the writing center uwmadison. This guide to commonly used rules from the associated press stylebook and. In addition, see individual entries in this book and in websters new world. Colon capitalize the first word after a colon only if it is a proper noun or the start of a complete sentence.
A hyphen should be used with a prefix under the following conditions. The department prefers bullets, but punctuate them per ap style. Take, for example, the following ap style rule change. Nov 09, 2012 and, while dictionaries are good for confirming whether or not a word or phrase should be hyphenated, they wont help you when it comes to general principles. The 2019 edition of the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law includes more than 200 new or revised entries, with chapters covering data journalism, business, fashion, food, religion and sports terms, as well as media law, news values, punctuation, social media, polls and surveys and a new chapter on health and science. But its a topic that came up recently when a client asked me why i used quotation marks instead of italics for a book title in their article. These are rules that youll probably want to follow, although not all typesetters follow all of them. After each bullet, capitalize the first letter and use periods at the end of each item. Titles of books, movies, recordings, television shows and similar. As pr practitioners, were called upon to be creative and clear in our writing, and to follow rules of spelling, punctuation, grammar and style. This months workout, hyphens, part 1, centers on cmos 16, paragraph 7. For that i would suggest consulting some form of style manual chicago manual of style or the ap.
The modification of the rules on hyphens, as froke told the editors. What follows are summaries of some of the most common style rules. Jan 06, 2015 there should be no space on either side of it. Ap has always been hyphen averse, preferring that a writer clarify the sentence for someone who does not understand the hyphen rules. Basic hyphenation rules deal mainly with connecting two whole, distinct words like goodlooking. I came up with these rules by a reading guidelines for hyphenation in various places and b looking at dictionary hyphenations and deducing what rules would explain them.
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