Still no final word on AP Stylebook change.

The AP is proposing that state names be spelled out, effective May 15. However, as posted on their site this week (and still there as of this posting), that decision is not final. I’ve pasted the relevant Q/A text below. from AP Stylebook Online [2010]. Q. Someone told me that AP is changing the style guidelines for state abbreviations as of May 15, 2010, and that all state names will be spelled out (no abbreviations used) and no Canadian...

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