“Hopefully” entered the realm of acceptability last week, receiving the blessing of The Associated Press Stylebook. The stylebook’s editors announced at the national convention of the American Copy Editors Society
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Q&A: Is a family a ‘who’ or a ‘that’?
Jill writes: We got into a debate the other day about whether a family is a “who” or a “that.” I said “who” because it is made up of people.
Continue readingQ&A: Why you shouldn’t put acronyms in parentheses
Q. Wayne writes from the business school with a question about abbreviations and acronyms: “I recall that your class taught me to not follow proper nouns that you plan to
Continue readingAP on social media: Words of guidance and caution
I hope those of you who have access to AP’s online stylebook will peruse the new social media guidelines. They are a helpful addition to the stylebook, with such entries
Continue readingLet firsts happen first; the annuals will follow
Event organizers are an optimistic lot. Most of them tack the word annual onto a new event as a matter of routine. They apparently think it adds credibility or gravitas
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