Using AP Style is much more complicated when the writer is not used to using it. When writing essays, writers are used to using formats such as MLA or APA. I feel as if I have gotten used to using AP Style as a writer and using it so often, it sometimes comes natural, but not completely natural. It gets tough trying to know what has to be capitalized in a story and what needs edited and abbreviated. I tend to check my style guide on a constant basis to understand AP style in a much easier way and to make sure I am not making simple mistakes. Using AP Style takes some getting used to and sometimes it may seem like a difficult format to use when writing. Differentiating these three formats is important when writing and knowing the rules of each can make you a much stronger writer.
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AuthorJose Negron is a senior at California University of Pennsylvania and Editor in Chief of the Cal Times Newspaper Archives
November 2015
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