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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23h

Capitalize office when it is part of an agency's formal name: Office of Management and Budget.
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 1d

Find more help for writing about acquisitions in the Stylebook's business chapter.
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Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion

Electronic Arts, the video game maker, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 1d

while adding the name of the company to be acquired, and provide a reason why the deal is happening – or, if the release is mum on that point, a description of what the combined company will look like or the capabilities it will have (making it the world's biggest maker of fish tacos).

Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion

Electronic Arts, the video game maker, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 1d

Our mergers and acquisitions guidance advises:
Lead with the full name of the buyer and include a descriptive size and scope, explain the terms and value of the deal as simply as possible (all cash? cash and stock? all stock?)

Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion

Electronic Arts, the video game maker, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 2d

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AP Stylebook Online Topical Guides

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 2d

If you're covering the federal government shutdown, check out our quick AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide with terms related to the shutdown.
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AP Stylebook Online Topical Guides

The AP Stylebook provides these guides on writing style and guidance for major events in the news.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (officially it is the cumbersome Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) is not a Nobel Prize in the same sense. The Central Bank of Sweden established it in 1968 as a memorial to Alfred Nobel.
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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues..

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

The five Nobel Prizes established under terms of the will of Alfred Nobel are: Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Prize in literature, Nobel Prize in physics, Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Note the capitalization styles.)

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues..

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

This week, Stylebook editor Anna Jo Bratton will go deep on capitalization and numbers. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook...

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

It’s not too late to join the AP Stylebook Workshop on AP style mechanics. Watch the recording of our first webinar, then join us live on Wednesday morning for the second of four Zoom sessions.

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Join editors from The Associated Press for one or both engaging AP Stylebook Workshops in fall 2025, and you'll build your knowledge of AP style and your confidence in how to apply it to your work.…

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

Check out our AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide with terms related to the U.S. government shutdown for details.
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AP Stylebook Online Topical Guides

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 3d

When workers are furloughed, they are let go by an employer but are considered on a leave of absence and sometimes remain eligible for benefits such as health insurance.
Employees who are laid off are considered permanently let go.

AP Stylebook Online Topical Guides

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 5d

The PGA conducts the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup, as well as other golf championships not associated with the PGA Tour.
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Rory McIlroy calls out 'unacceptable and abusive behavior' from Bethpage fans at Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy helped Europe win the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.”

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 5d

It's the Professional Golfers' Association of America (note the apostrophe) or PGA.
The PGA Tour is a separate organization made up of competing professional golfers. Use tour (lowercase) on second reference.

Rory McIlroy calls out 'unacceptable and abusive behavior' from Bethpage fans at Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy helped Europe win the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.”

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 7d

We updated our guidance on bulleted lists in 2024, and now AP style calls for no punctuation at the end of a single word or single phrase in each section of a list.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 9d

Shutdown as a noun is one word, it's two words shut down when used as a verb.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 9d

The church in 2018 began moving away from the widely recognized terms Mormon church and LDS church, and now prefers that its full name be used and that members be referred to as Latter-day Saints.
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Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8

The shooting happened Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 9d

Note the capitalization and punctuation of Latter-day in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8

The shooting happened Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 10d

Come learn about AP style directly from the editors who write the rules.
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Join editors from The Associated Press for one or both engaging AP Stylebook Workshops in fall 2025, and you'll build your knowledge of AP style and your confidence in how to apply it to your work.…

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 10d

If you meant to sign up for the AP Stylebook Workshop and time got away from you, it's not too late.
The first live session is at 11 a.m. Eastern today, but you can also watch a recording at your convenience.

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Join editors from The Associated Press for one or both engaging AP Stylebook Workshops in fall 2025, and you'll build your knowledge of AP style and your confidence in how to apply it to your work.…

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 10d

AP style generally hyphenates words with the suffix -free.
Examples include duty-free, fat-free, hands-free, interest-free, germ-free, scot-free, sugar-free, tax-free.
But: carefree.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 10d

If spending an hour talking about punctuation sounds like your idea of a good time, you're our people.
AP Stylebook Workshop 101 starts Wednesday morning with a session called "Get picky about punctuation." Come spend some time with your fellow word nerds.
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AP Stylebook Workshops

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 11d

We'll explore how to make more confident judgment calls, how to make unfamiliar or complex ideas clearer, and why writing accurate, fair and inclusive content matters.
Join us starting Oct. 29:
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 11d

There's more to AP style than hyphens and commas.
Our second AP Stylebook Workshop this fall will focus on the larger strategic issues of good writing and editing.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 12d

According to our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, leaf blower and lawn mower are both two words with no hyphen.
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The problem with leaf blowers, and what you can do instead

Many communities across the country have tried to ban or limit leaf blowers because of their noise and environmental impact. But they roar on.

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