Journalism 1100 AP Style
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- He said President George Bush will meet with the Vice President Dick Cheney tomarrow.
- Correct
- George Bush, president of the United States, ate sushi.
- Correct
- The President will meet with the vice president tomarrow.
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Incorrect
The president will meet with the vice president tomarrow. - The Auburn city engineer will eat food.
- correct
- Felicia Mason, executive director of the Alabama Press Assosciation, loves me.
- Correct
- Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Rebekah Pindzola went to the mall.
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Incorrect:Place long titles after the name
Rebekah Pindzola, dean of the College of Liberal Arts went to the mall. - The plumber Karl and Gardener John C. Jones like computers.
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Incorrect:Lowercase occupational or false titles.
The plumber Karl and gardener John C. Jones... - The line up included rookie left-handed pitcher Bill Bryant.
- Correct
- Astronaut John Glenn.
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Incorrect: astronaut is not a formal title.
astronaut John Glenn - professor Katie Murphy
- Correct
- Coach Carter
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Incorrect: Lowercase coach in all cases
coach Carter - When should Union, Republic, and Colonies be capitilized?
- When they are referring to the US
- When should Congress, Senate, House, Bainet, Legislature be capitilized?
- When they are referring to the US
- The Senate Judiciary Committee met at noon.
- correct
- The House Ways and Means committee ressed.
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Incorrect: Capitilize Committie in full names.
The House Ways and Means Committee. - The Committee recessed early.
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Incorrect: Lowercase committee when standing alone.
The committee recessed early. - The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on rules meets tomarrow.
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Incorrect: Lowercase subcommittee in all cases.
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on rules meets tomarrow. - Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce
- Correct
- Interstate Commerce commission
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Incorrect: Capitlize complete names of organizations
Interstate Commerce Commission - When is commission always lowercase?
- when is stands alone
- When is Supreme Court capitlized?
- ALWAYS
- When is 6th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals capitlized?
- ALWAYS
- when is Juvenile Court capitalized?
- ALWAYS
- When is District Court capitallized?
- ALWAYS
- Juvenile Judge William Sanders
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Incorrect:
Juvenile Court Judge William Sanders - He received Social Security payments.
- Correct because it is referring to the US system
- He advocates Social Security for the aged.
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Incorrect: lowercase for the general sense
He advocates social security... - When is Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard capitalized?
- referring to the Us
- Marine Coast Guardsman
- Correct: Always capitalized this
- Solider Katie Murphy
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Incorrect: Always use lowercase
solider Katie Murphy - Mother's Day
- Correct
- Good Friday
- Correct
- Groundhog day
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Incorrect: because you capitalize holidays
Groundhog Day - Ash wednesday
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Incorrect: capitalize speical events
Ash Wednesday - What will the New Year bring?
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Incorrect: general sense
What will the new year bring? - East Germany
- Correct
- East-west relations
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Incorrect: Capitalize political areas
East-West relations - Middle East
- Correct
- Chicago's south side
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Incorrect: Capitalize specific regions
Chicago's South Side - West Alabama
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Incorrect: lowercase mere direction
west Alabama - Democratic Party
- Correct
- Socialist
- Correct
- communist
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Incorrect: capitalize political parties
Communist - Republican System
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Incorrect: Lowercase
republican system - Knights of Columbus
- Correct
- lions club
- Incorrect: capitalize groups of fraternal organizations and civic clubs
- When is Red capitalized?
- when used as apolitical geographical or military unit
- Red China
- Correct
- Bible
- Correct
- Heaven
- Incorrect: lowercase heaven, hell, and devil
- Satan
- Correct
- in referring to God are the pronouns capitalized-He, Him, Whose, Who
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No, lowercase
he, him, whose, who - When are wars capitalized?
- Always
- Civil War
- Correct
- war between the states
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Incorrect: capitalize wars for all wars
War Between the States - Are names of races capitalized?
- Yes-but only offical names
- Chinese
- Correct
- native american
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Incorrect:cap. names of races
Native American - Hoover Dam
- Correct
- Missouri river
- Incorrect: capialize the common noun as part of the formal name
- Lee County Courthouse
- Correct
- I went to the Dam.
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Incorrect: Only cap. when it is part of the proper noun
I went to the dam. - coca-cola
- Incorrect: Capitalize trade names and trademark names
- Xerox
- Correct
- Pass over Magnolia and Donahue Streets.
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Incorrect: Lowercase street, road, and avenue when plural.
Pass over Magnolia and Donahue streets. - Red Cross, World's Fair, Alabama State Fair
- Correct:
- boy scouts
- Incorrect: Capitalize names of organizations and expositions
- i am a Scout.
- Incorrect: lowercase when standing alone
- "Bible"
- Incorrect: Do not put Bible in quotations or books that are primarily catalogs of reference material
- "Mona Lisa"
- Correct
- "Tom Sawyer"
- Correct
-
Man in the Middle
(book) - Correct
- Love And War
- Incorrect: a, an, in, of, the are not capitalized unless they are the first of last word of the title
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Correct
- "Omit needless words," he said, "because I said so."
- Correct
- Tigers
- Correct
- crimison tide
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Incorrect: Capitalize fanciful nicknames
Crimison Tide - Gumptown
- Correct
- Silver Star
- correct
- nobel prize in physics
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Incorrect: Capitalize decorations, medals, and awards
Nobel Prize in Physics - Congressional Medal of Honor
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Incorrect: It is just
Medal of Honor - Medal of Freedom
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Correct: opposed to
Presidential Medal of Freedom - The city council voted on food.
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Incorrect: Capitalize when the reference is to a specific one.
The City Council voted... - The county Commission voted...
- Correct
- The Council voted and said great.
- Incorrect: Lowercase if condensed to council, commission, or department.
- The department voted...
- Correct