Hello!

Chart topper or chart-topper? (Or charttoper???)

Hello again! I have a subject/verb agreement question: What verb form do you use when the singular subject is followed by (s)? Example: The inmate(s) has/have plenty of options to dispute the allegations.

What is the preferred way to abbreviate the degree "Master of Public Health" (MPH)? 

Hello,
This sentence will be the death of me! I have two references to numbers in the same sentence. In both cases, the numbers are spans. The first is 50-100 and the other is 7-11. Here's an example of my dilemma: The spider lays 45-85 eggs that hatch in 7-11 days.  It's a made up sentence, obviously. Have a written this sentence correctly in AP style? Notice, one of the numbers in the series is lower than 10 and the other is greater than 10.  Please help.

Which is correct?

All employees will maintain six feet of social distance.

All employees will maintain 6 feet of social distance.

Thank you for your time!

I was speaking with a Filipino American the other day. She said, "We're called Fil Ams" and I didn't know if this would be hyphenated or not? I assume by the AP Stylebook rule that "Filipino American" isn't hyphenated then the term she used, "Fil Ams" would also not be. But help! I've never come across this before. Thanks AP Stylebook! 

If you have the following construction in a sentence:
...pre- and postoperative care...

do you use a hyphen after "pre" since there's no hyphen in "preoperative"?

Would you hyphenate multi-asset, e.g., a multi-asset portfolio?

Is there a preference for "any size business"; "any-sized business"; "businesses of any size"?

Do you specify anything related to internationally written dates (where the format is day-month-year)? I know months need to be abbreviated if used with a specific date (e.g., Oct. 13, 2021), but does that apply to dates written in a different format (e.g., 13 Oct. 2021)?

Under the "executive order" entry, it says, "an order or regulation issued by the President or an agency of the executive branch, having the force of law"  Shouldn't "president" be lowercase? Also, does AP ever abbreviate executive order as EO? Thanks. 

Hello! We write about specific U.S. regions defined by the Census Bureau. I'm sometimes unsure if/when to capitalize "census division" or "census region." These terms relate to both how data from each census is reported AND to the bureau itself, so you could also argue for "Census region." How would you capitalize the following (same goes for "region"): the West South Central census division, the census division? The West South Central Census Division, the Census division? Something else? Thank you.

Question on consistency: Why is a disc jockey a "DJ" while a master of ceremonies is an "emcee"? MC seems much more logical (and better connected to the full term).

I'm seeing quite an old "Ask the Editor" entry that says professor is never abbreviated, but what about to save space in a headline -- permissible then? "ABC Company Appoints Profs. John Smith and Jane Smith to Scientific Advisory Board" or "ABC Company Appoints Prof. John Smith."

Do you hyphenate strength training when it modified a noun, e.g., strength-training room, strength-training equipment? Or has it gone the way of high school student and is not hyphenated?

Thank you.

Is it delicata or Delicata?

Hello editor, 
I wanted to confirm something. An online resource I use for checking proper capitalization in titles (https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/AP/#) suggested I use "E-bikes." Personally, "E-Bikes" looks much better to me. Most places I find it written online also use "E-Bikes." Does the AP Stylebook have guidance on this issue in particular or the issue of capitalizing hyphenated words in titles in general?

Dear editors, based on the guidance on the co- prefix, am I correct in not hyphenating the words coinnovation and cocreation here?

John Doe describes the areas he focuses on at EY — formerly, Ernst & Young — as coinnovation, design thinking, cocreation and digital business transformation.

When a particular department or agency acts, how should one choose between attributing the policy to the 'Administration' or to that particular agency? E.g. when the FDA takes an action, did the 'Biden Administration' effect that policy, or just the agency? 

I have seen the European Union being referred to as both 'the EU' and 'EU' in our stories. Wondering if we need 'the' before 'EU'. The style guide doesn't specify the usage of 'the'. Please advise.

A few days ago, Biden issued the first-ever presidential "Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples' Day" (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/08/a-proclamation-indigenous-peoples-day-2021/). AP style is "Indigenous Peoples Day," without an apostrophe. Will the style change to match Biden's naming of it, or does the AP entry stand? (Thank you!) 

When writing a doctor's name with credentials in the middle of a sentence, do you always put a comma after the credentials?

For example: 

John Doe, MD, has joined Primary Medical Care, an internal medicine practice in our expanding network of community practices and physicians.

I'm editing a technical report that includes the phrase "heat-risk reducing" as a compound adjective before a noun. Per the AP multiple compound adjective entry, I'm inclined to make this "heat risk-reducing ...."  Yes?

Would you please consider updating your entries on the use of http:// and www in URLs in print. They don't seem to be used widely these days. Thanks. 

AP's style for CO2 is to "spell out carbon dioxide in all uses,"  but does that also apply to AP's style on quoting spoken words?  [When quoting spoken words, present them in the format that reflects AP style: No. 1, St., Gov., $3.]  
For example, in a direct quote, should I change "The problem is CO2. We're generating too much of it." 
to "The problem is carbon dioxide. We're generating too much of it." 
I'm editing the transcript of an interview with climate experts in which CO2 comes up many times.