When attribution appears in the middle of a quotation, it is generally preceded by a comma. Whether it is followed by a period or a comma depends on whether it is placed in the middle of a sentence or between two sentences: “John went home,” she said. “I stayed behind.” … “John went outside,” she

AP rules for using city and state names are slightly complicated. For major cities, such as Chicago or Detroit, never use the state name. For smaller cities, use the state name if they are outside the state of publication (so, for us, outside Ohio) or could otherwise be confusing. When using state names in text,

Some words are commonly misused. Among them: “A part” means the thing indicated is included in the whole; “apart” means it’s separate. “Everyday” is an adjective describing something as commonplace; “every day” is an adverb showing that it happens daily. “Fewer” is used when the things described can be counted individually: “fewer coins.” “Less” is

Stater style uses upstyle (capitalizing most words) and quotation marks around the full formal names of courses: “Introduction to the Art of Calligraphy.” Informal names or general references are lowercase: a math class. Stater style handout

AP does not use the words “yesterday,” “today” or “tomorrow” or related words or phrases. Instead, it follows this rule: If the reference is to an event within one week before or after the day of publication, use the day of the week: Monday, Tuesday. If the reference is to an even further in the