The style of The Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous. will help you master the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, word and numeral usage, and when to use "more than" instead of "over." To make navigating these specialty chapters even easier, the includes a comprehensive index. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, common usage, and AP procedures, is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.