AP issued an update to its stylebook Monday, including its much bruited change to “more than/over.” The whole update has some interesting stuff, including a ruling on something that’s vexed me before:
bitcoin
A digital currency created and exchanged independent of banks or governments. The currency can be converted into cash when deposited into accounts at prices set in online trading. Lowercase in all uses.
Earlier, AP said to capitalize “bitcoin” as “a concept.”
Other stuff: “LGBT” is acceptable on first reference, “selfie” is now in the Stylebook, and you conjugate “dis” thusly:
dis, dissing, dissed
And here’s the “more than/over” guidance:
more than, over
Acceptable in all uses to indicate greater numerical value. Salaries went up more than $20 a week. Salaries went up over $20 a week.
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