This publication gives guidelines for writing USMS print and Web documents. It is based on The Associated Press Stylebook (Goldstein, Norm, ed. Basic Books, 2004), but is not identical to it. It is not intended to cover every question that could arise, but rather the most common ones. If you have a question not covered in this guide, please consult the AP guide, or contact Meg Smath.

Contents

• Numerals
• Capitalization
• Abbreviations
• Prefixes and Suffixes
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Problem Words
• Tricky Spellings
• Gender-neutral Terminology

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