AP style: abbreviations (titles and names)

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first lieutenant

1st Lt.

first sergeant

1st. Sgt

second lieutenant

2nd Lt.

admiral

Adm

airman

Airman

airman first class

Airman 1st class

brigadier general

Brig. Gen

captain

Capt

Chief Petty officer

Chief Petty Officer

commander

Cmdr

colonel

Col

corporal

Cpl

When do you use courtesy titles?

Direct quotation when the person requests

Doctor

Dr.

ensign

Ensign

general

Gen

lieutenant

Lt

lieutenant commander

Lt. Cmdr

lieutenant colonel

Lt. Col

lieutenant general

Lt. Gen

liuetenant junior grade

Lt. j.g.

major

Maj

major general

Maj. Gen

master sergeant

Master Sgt.

private first class

Pfc.

private

Pvt

rear admiral

Rear Adm

Representative

Rep

seaman

Seaman

Seaman apprentice

Seaman Apprentice

Senator

Sen.

sergeant first class

Sgt. 1st Class

sergeant majot

Sgt. Maj

specialist four

Spec. 4

technical sergeant

Tech. Sgt

the reverend

The Rev.

Use Mrs. when?

a woman requests that her husband's first name be used

when 1st and 2nd is in a title, spell out when used

at the beginning of a sentence

place an abbreviated title ______ a name

before

commodore

commodore

refer to both men and women how on the first mention?

first and last name

always spell out

fort

an abbreviated title must be used with the ____ name

full

When a title is standing alone, it is _________ and _______ ________

lowercase and spelled out

when a title is standing alone it is _________ and _______ ___

lowercase and spelled out

in stories where people share the same last name (brothers and sisters) first and last names _____ ____ ___________ where necessary for clarity or courtesy titles ___ ___ ________

may be repeated can be used

courtesy titles

miss, ms, mrs, mr

abbreviate Christmas?

no

abbreviate assistant?

no

abbreviate association?

no

abbreviate attorney general?

no

abbreviate commandant?

no

abbreviate department?

no

abbreviate deputy?

no

abbreviate detective?

no

abbreviate district attorney?

no

abbreviate general manager?

no

abbreviate manager?

no

abbreviate president?

no

abbreviate secretary?

no

abbreviate superintendent?

no

abbreviate treasurer?

no

abbreviate vice president?

no

abbreviate professor?

o

names to NOT abbreviate

president vice president secretary treasurer association assistant department deputy manager general manager district attorney attorney general superintendent detective professor commandant Christmas

Which titles should always be abbreviated when appearing before a name?

senator representative governor lieutenant governor the reverend doctor police titles military titles

How do you use a name in a news story?

use full name once and that is upon first mention; afterward you use last name

Professional titles in a story?

use full title upon first mention and that is usually before or following the name

vice admiral

vice Adm

abbreviate Governor before a name?

ye

Abbreviate the reverend before a name?

yes

abbreviate Lieutenant Governor before a name?

yes

abbreviate Representative before a name?

yes

abbreviate Senator before a name?

yes

abbreviate doctor before a name?

yes


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