AP Style Song

Irregardless is a double negative; use regardless instead.

 

Homicide should not be called murder unless a person has been

convicted of that charge.

 

In comparisons of two, do not say, "He is the oldest brother." Instead,

"He is the older brother."

 

Refer to a collective noun representing a business, government entity,

association or group as it or its, not their.

 

With animals, foods and plants, capitalize only the parts of a compound

name that would be capitalized by themselves, as in Boston cream pie

and German shepherd.

 

Both, few, many, others and several are plural; measles and mumps are

singular.

 

Each subject and its verb must agree in number (singular or plural).

 

Criteria, data and media are plural.

 

Names of teams and musical groups should be treated as singular if the

name is singular, plural if the name is plural.

 

In determining whether to use good or well, remember good goes with a

noun (person, place or thing), well with a verb (action word).