Paula Froke

RT @AP: #Election2018 at @AP: @AP_Politics: Our Senate, House, governor race calls. @AP: Major results/big picture. AP VoteCast data: https…

RT @APStylebook: We hear from people all the time, wishing their spell-checker could also look for AP style errors. That exists! Come to ou…

RT @APStylebook: Abbreviate compass points in a numbered address: 222 E. 42nd St., 562 W. 43rd St., 600 K St. NW. Don't abbreviate if the n…

RT @APStylebook: AP style: Capitalize common nouns such as party, river, street when they are an integral part of the full name: Republican…

Teasing the cats ...

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Over four years ago, we changed our guidance to say "over" is acceptable in all uses to indicate greater numerical value: Salaries went up over $20 a week. The crop was valued at over $5 billion. Over time, dissenters may grow to love this change.

RT @APStylebook: Stylebook Online subscribers have the option to add Webster’s New World College Dictionary entries. Seeing the results in…

RT @APStylebook: We also consult the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and Webst…

RT @APStylebook: Fun facts: The first edition of Webster's New World College Dictionary was published in 1953. The second edition, in 1970,…

RT @APStylebook: If Webster's New World College Dictionary provides definitions under two spellings for the same sense of a word, either us…

RT @APStylebook: If Webster's New World College Dictionary provides different spellings in separate entries (tee shirt and T-shirt, for exa…

RT @APStylebook: Happy #DictionaryDay! Today we honor the AP Stylebook's official dictionary, Webster's New World College Dictionary (no re…

In this case, "we" means "I" ...

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Comma allez-vous? Our rescheduled #APStyleChat on comma use is coming up at 2:30 p.m. EDT today. You can tweet your questions now, and we will start sharing tips and answering questions in just a few minutes.

RT @APStylebook: CONTEXT: Remember that you can misquote someone by giving a startling remark without its modifying passage or qualifiers.…

We in the AP headquarters newsroom joined in this sad and moving tribute, still shocked and grieving for these colleagues. https://t.co/Ip04GDAsw5

RT @APStylebook: Semiannual means twice a year. It's a synonym for biannual. Don't confuse it with biennial, which means every two years.

To my journalism colleagues near and far: We invite you to join in this moment of silence on Thursday, one week after the Capital Gazette shooting. https://t.co/F9ORUJCtNH

RT @APStylebook: Both a grape and a red wine, shiraz is known as syrah in France. #wine #redwine #shiraz #syrah #APstyle https://t.co/77qjH…