Also, the Associated Press Style Book recommends using the Webster's definition, spelling, usage, etc. if a word is not defined, or usage clarified, in the AP stylebook itself.

Sorry, Wow, but the AP stylebook ceases to cut ice at the beaches of your fair land ... as does Websters. Most non-US newspaper stylebooks are based on The Times stylebook. I should know ... I was involved in revising our newspaper's style book many moons ago! We did crib a couple of things USn from the AP stylebook, but that was just so we didn't offend you when we were writing about you. We don't really worry about that any more!

And ...

Licence/License
Practice/Practise

etc.

are used, still. The proofreaders may not be well-enough educated to understand the subtleties, however!



The idiot also known as Capfka ...