Heritage changes spelling of the word anti-Semitism
May 7, 2021
The Associated Press has changed its spelling of the word “antisemitism,” now writing it without a hyphen joining the leading experts of hatred against Jews who have long advocated that usage.
The Twitter account of the AP Stylebook the leading reference for news publications posted on April 24, 2021, “We now write antisemitism (n.), antisemitic (adj.), without a hyphen and with no capitalization.”
“This is a change from AP‘s previous style: anti-Semitism and antisemitic,” it added.
Because Heritage Florida Jewish News has adhered to the AP-Style Book’s spellings, it used the hyphenated format, which has been a subject of debate in the Jewish and scholarly communities.
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