Writing Style Guide Glossary

No hyphen; lowercase “S.” These are unified terms referring to prejudice or discrimination against Jews . See also AP Stylebook’s entry on…

Capitalize when used before a name (Apostle Paul) or in the term “the Twelve Apostles.” Lowercase in other references: Peter was an apostle…

Capitalize and use an apostrophe; lowercase “creed” in short form on subsequent reference: We will say the Apostles’ Creed this morning…

Use ’s to indicate the possessive of singular and proper nouns not ending in s: Timothy’s, the church’s attendance, the bishop’s request…

No hyphen. Acceptable for an American of Arab descent; when possible, include a person’s original country: Egyptian American, Lebanese…

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally; the Most Rev. Sarah Mullally, archbishop of Canterbury.

Archdeacon John Doe; the Ven. John Doe, archdeacon for the diocese

No hyphen. Acceptable for an American of Asian descent; when possible, include a person’s original country: Filipino American, Japanese…

Though the acronym AAPI is widely used by people within these communities, it should be spelled out on first reference, unless in a direct…

Not backwards.