AP StyleQuick Reference Guide （美联社StyleQuick参考指南）.pdf

APStyle QuickReferenceGuide Addresses (Page 6) • Use the abbreviations Ave. Blvd. and St. only with a numbered address: 1600 Reynard St. • Spell these words out when used without a number: Reynard Street • These three terms are the ONLY ones that can be abbreviated. Related terms such as alley, drive, road and terrace must always be spelled out. • Always use numerical figures for an address number. 9 Foxlair Drive • Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when referring to a street name: First Street, 10 Avenue Composition Titles (Pages 55-56) • For book titles, computer games, movies, operas, poems, etc, capitalize all the principal words (including prepositions and conjunctions of four or more letters), as well as the first and last words. • Put quotation marks around all such titles except the Bible and books that are catalogues of reference material (almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc). • Do not put quotation marks around software titles such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. Dates (Page 68) • Always use numerical figures, without st, nd, rd, or th. Days of the Week (Page 69) • Days of the week should be capitalized and not abbreviated. Datelines (Pages 66-68) • Datelines on stories should contain a city name, entirely in CAPITAL LETTERS, followed in most cases by the name of the state, county or territory where the city is located: KANSAS CITY, Kan. • Prominent US and international cities can stand alone in datelines without a state or country listed. Consult the AP Stylebook for these cities. Dime