Associated Press Stylebook

Capitalize or lowercase vice president and president following the same rules: Capitalize president only as a formal title before one or more names: President Joe Biden, former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Lowercase in all other uses: The president said Monday he will look into the matter. She is running for president.

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Paris stands alone in datelines. There are 35 Olympic venues divided into three general areas: Paris (13), Ile-de-France (12) and rest of France (10). This is part of our 2024 Paris Games Topical Guide: http://apne.ws/hcoi0YV We offer our most recent Topical Guide with no login required. Stylebook Online subscribers can access our full archive of all past guides.

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The movie ratings used by the Motion Picture Association are: G – General audiences. All ages admitted. PG – Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. PG-13 – Special parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13. Some material may be inappropriate for young children. R – Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC-17 – No one 17 and under admitted. When the ratings are used in news stories or reviews, use these forms as appropriate: the movie has an R rating, an R-rated movie, the movie is R-rated. http://apne.ws/6tncwkK

It's bullpen, one word with no hyphen, for the place where baseball pitchers warm up, and for a pen that holds cattle.

It's Olympic opening ceremony (singular) and closing ceremony (singular). Together they are the Olympic ceremonies (plural) held at the Olympic Stadium. Our 2024 Paris Games Topical Guide is available to all. Stylebook Online subscribers get access to our archive of all past Topical Guides. http://apne.ws/Rc9UJwS

The new philanthropy entry in the AP Stylebook, 57th Edition, advises avoiding the acronyms LYBUNT, shorthand for donors who gave "last year but unfortunately not this," and SYBUNT, donors who will give "some year but unfortunately not this."

Popsicle is a trademark for a brand of flavored ice on a stick. Use ice pop or frozen pop as the generic.