Master Styles List

This is a guide to the grey areas in grammar, spelling, and commonly confused styles. This list is not comprehensive. When in doubt, refer to a recent version of the AP Style Guide.

Headlines

• Headlines should be short, clear, and “hook” the user into reading more

• Use “&” instead of “and” 

• Use Title Case, not sentence case

Punctuation

• Use consistent punctuation

• Do not use spaces around the em-dash

• Do not end bulleted or numbered lists in periods, unless the list item contains multiple sentences.

• Do not hyphenate paragraphs

Correct Spelling

• Use gray, not grey

Formatting

• Capitalise the first word in a sentence

Contact Information

• Phone numbers should be written with hyphens or spaces. Do not use periods or parenthesis. For example: 123-456-7890 

• Only the state or province should be abbreviated in addresses:

E.g. Moon Creature

125 Murray Street

Perth, WA 6000

Date & Time

• Use standard time formatting eg 1:30PM or 1:30 p.m, not military time formatting eg 1330

• Use en-dash when referring to time ranges instead of words like “through, to, or thru”

• Use 24-hour instead of 24 hour

• Days should never be abbreviated. Use the full spelling: Monday – Thursday