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AP Stylebook: "More than" and "over" now mean the same thing

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by spikechiquet, Mar 20, 2014.

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  1. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    The hell? I just lost one of my favorite fights!
    http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/244240/ap-removes-distinction-between-over-and-more-than/
     
    spikechiquet, Mar 20, 2014
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  2. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    My editor yelled at me too many times by when I was a lowly intern to ever revert
     
    Spartan Squad, Mar 20, 2014
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  3. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    AP go straight to hell for that change.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Mar 20, 2014
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  4. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    I'm sure a few certain writers I have worked with will be happy since they never did it right in the first place.
     
    spikechiquet, Mar 20, 2014
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  5. TopSpin

    TopSpin Member

    Horrible change. Makes me wonder if "fewer" vs. "less than" is next on the radar.
     
    TopSpin, Mar 20, 2014
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  6. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Up next as OK: "WTF?!" and "LOL"
     
    spikechiquet, Mar 20, 2014
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  7. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    AP has been enabling lazy copy editors for years now. Example A: dropping periods in some state abbreviations in headlines.
     
    MisterCreosote, Mar 20, 2014
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  8. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    BULL. SHIT.

    I actually just used this example in a lesson today at work.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Mar 20, 2014
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  9. TopSpin

    TopSpin Member

    The backlash on Twitter is pretty funny if you need a Thursday afternoon laugh. Search #ACES2014.
     
    TopSpin, Mar 20, 2014
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  10. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    <img src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SSR6ZzjDZ94/0.jpg">
    OVER a feeling!
     
    spikechiquet, Mar 20, 2014
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  11. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    @ivanlajara: That means Harvard won by OVER three points, copy desk.
     
    Songbird, Mar 20, 2014
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  12. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    When I broke up with my high school sweetheart, it took me years to get more than it.
     
    MisterCreosote, Mar 20, 2014
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