Hyphens, PB&J and more: A back-to-school AP style guide
The Stylebook recently updated its entry about apostrophes used with singular common nouns, and it shares guidance on several more terms used in copy about academia.
It’s back-to-school time again.
Whether you’re writing about classes that are already in session or finishing a guest post about academic preparation, AP Stylebook’s recent guidance and updated entries can help your copy make the dean’s list (note the lowercase).
Sharpen your No. 2 pencils for a survey course in AP style rules:
1. To hyphenate—or not to hyphenate?
It can be confusing to know whether you should hyphenate a term, write it as one word or break it up into two.
A student “dropout” (n.) is one word, but if you’re planning to “drop out” (v.) of your university, it’s two.
AP Stylebook has guidance for several other back-to-school terms:
Schoolboy, schoolgirl and schoolwork: one word for each. School year, school day: two words. Back-to-school tips: https://t.co/zRUWfeYz0M
— AP Stylebook (@APStylebook) August 23, 2017
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