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Question 1

In city names, abbreviate “St.” but spell out

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Fort, Port, Mount

Question 2

In full names set as initials, use a

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full space between initials: E. B. White

Question 3

In names set as initials without a last name

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don’t use a space between initials: E.B.

Question 4

All-initial names:

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no spaces, no periods (JFK) but spell out on first ref

Question 5

Abbreviate state names in ____ and use ____

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datelines; AP style

Question 6

Academic course names:

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Cap when simple (Economics 101), cap and put in quotes when complex (“Women in European History”)

Question 7

Only hyphen African American, Asian American, etc. if

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the term precedes another capitalized word

Question 8

Genus:

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Capitalized and italicized

Question 9

species:

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lowercase and italicized (following capped Genus)

Question 10

When naming multiple rivers/valleys/streets/etc. together

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capitalize the plural Rivers/Valleys/Etc.

Question 11

Adverbs in heds:

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Capitalized (It, Is, Be, Out)

Question 12

Last word of a hed:

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Always capped

Question 13

When citing a foreign-language book and its translation, put original title _____ and translated title _____

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in italics; Roman, in quotes, in parens after original

Question 14

Google search terms:

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italicized

Question 15

Podcast names:

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italicized

Question 16

American Revolution =

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the Revolution

Question 17

French (or Other) Revolution =

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the revolution

Question 18

Mottoes and adages:

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In quotes, initial cap, no comma before: What happened to “What would Jesus Do?”

Question 19

A phrase that would normally be hyphenated can be left open in quotes when

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it is alone in the quotes

Question 20

100 years for ____ but a hundred years when ____

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exact time; used casually

Question 21

Not Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse but

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Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska (US legislature)

Question 22

If a foreign term contains an English word

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italicize to avoid confusion

Question 23

When translating foreign word, put original in ___ and the translation in ___

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italics; roman and in quotes

Question 24

On the web, quote marks in headlines are

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single quotes

Question 25

On the web, quote marks in deks are

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double quotes

Question 26

On the web, italics in heds are ____ and in social/SEO titles are ____

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italics; replaced with single quotes

Question 27

Ship (sea and space) names:

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roman

Question 28

Onomatopoeic words:

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italicized

Question 29

Only italicize letters when

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referred to as letters

Question 30

Chapter, poem, essay, reports, column, article titles:

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Roman, in quotes

Question 31

If something is called something (*unless)

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the thing should be in quotes (called "artificial states"); a single word, a capitalized phrase, at end of sentence

Question 32

Stage directions outside quote:

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Roman parens; italicize directions

Question 33

Stage direction inside quote (Q&A):

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Roman brackets; italicize directions

Question 34

Use a space after an ellipses unless

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the next character is a close quotation mark

Question 35

between =

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two entities

Question 36

among =

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three or more identities

Question 37

compared

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with

Question 38

whether =

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yes/no choice or question

Question 39

in order to:

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avoid using

Question 40

may =

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permission to do

Question 41

might =

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possibility

Question 42

The puppies ___ I saw in the shelter

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that

Question 43

Numbers in heds =

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digits

Question 44

In bracketed links, italicized terms that normally would be made Roman should be

Answer 44

in single quotes instead

Question 45

actor:

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for men and women

Question 46

"America First"

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catch-22

Question 47

blond (adj)

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blonde (noun)

Question 48

Not kitty-corner but

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catty-corner

Question 49

cellphone

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changemaker

Question 50

commander in chief

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Church (capped as the institution)

Question 51

college-football player, college-basketball player

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dealmaker

Question 52

decision maker

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e-commerce

Question 53

Not slaves but

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enslaved people

Question 54

goodbye

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ground-breaking (noun)

Question 55

IKEA

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Indigenous (capped for North America)

Question 56

"in to" if

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"in" is part of the verb (log in to, tune in to)

Question 57

Medicare for All

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one-percenter

Question 58

Patriot (small caps) Act

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Photoshopped

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ride-share

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spacesuit

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spacewalk

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speechmaker/speechwriter

Question 61

UC Berkeley

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UC Davis

Question 62

UCLA

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MIT

Question 63

UN, EU but

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spell out on first reference

Question 64

Nouns plural in form but singular in meaning

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take only an apostrophe when possessive (The New York Times', the United States', the United Nations', etc.)

Question 65

Never use WWI/WWII

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on first reference, and avoid generally

Question 66

Location of the Supreme Court =

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Supreme Court Building

Question 67

Co-author is always

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a co-author

Question 68

Beltway =

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Washington, D.C. + the government (as an insular institution)

Question 69

When a number is an exact number

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use digits

Question 70

postelection

Answer 70

swaths