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* A specific named unit is all capitals, such as "Saffron Pokémon Center." If more than one are used, the specific names are capitalized but not the common word. | * A specific named unit is all capitals, such as "Saffron Pokémon Center." If more than one are used, the specific names are capitalized but not the common word. | ||
::Example: "Saffron and Celadon Pokémon centers" | ::Example: "Saffron and Celadon Pokémon centers" | ||
* The word "age" isn't needed with an age, such as "Ash | * The word "age" isn't needed with an age, such as "Ash Ketchum, age 10," unless the numeral can be confused with some other figure in the same sentence. Hyphenate an age when ahead of the noun, such as "4-year-old boy" and use separate words otherwise, such as "He is 4 years old." | ||
* Numbers, incluidng years, simply need an "s" (not an apostrophe) when they are pluraled, such as "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." When it it one digit, it does need an apostrophe, such as "He got all A's." | * Numbers, incluidng years, simply need an "s" (not an apostrophe) when they are pluraled, such as "in the 1990s" and "He is in his 20s." When it it one digit, it does need an apostrophe, such as "He got all A's." | ||
* Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain Noland." Titles after a name are lower-case, such as "Noland, frontier brain,..." Put a long title in back of a name (making it lower-case). If it is a job description, it is always lower-case, such as "trainer Ash Ketchum." | * Titles ahead of a name are capitalized, such as "Frontier Brain Noland." Titles after a name are lower-case, such as "Noland, frontier brain,..." Put a long title in back of a name (making it lower-case). If it is a job description, it is always lower-case, such as "trainer Ash Ketchum." | ||
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* Months with dates are abbreviated, such as "Sept. 5" unless they are March, April, May, June or July. | * Months with dates are abbreviated, such as "Sept. 5" unless they are March, April, May, June or July. | ||
* Spellcheck is fine, but it will not catch the interchangeable uses of "there," "their," "they're" or "nest" instead of "best." You still have to proofread. | * Spellcheck is fine, but it will not catch the interchangeable uses of "there," "their," "they're" or "nest" instead of "best." You still have to proofread. | ||
* When in doubt, ask an editor or consult the [[wp:AP Stylebook|Associated Press Stylebook]] or [[wp:Webster's New World Dictionary|Webster's New World Dictionary]], both | * When in doubt, ask an editor or consult the [[wp:AP Stylebook|Associated Press Stylebook]] or [[wp:Webster's New World Dictionary|Webster's New World Dictionary]], both which dictate news style. | ||
* A tagline is a brief, single statement (it can be a sentence fragment and does not require a period at the end) that summarizes or states a major fact from your story. | * A tagline is a brief, single statement (it can be a sentence fragment and does not require a period at the end) that summarizes or states a major fact from your story. | ||
* A brief consists of the first several sentences of your story, quickly informing the reader the "who, what, where, when and why" of your story. | * A brief consists of the first several sentences of your story, quickly informing the reader the "who, what, where, when and why" of your story. | ||