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Help! Taser? TASER?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Rosie, Mar 20, 2008.

  1. Rosie

    Rosie Active Member

    I'm at work and my AP book is no help, as it's not in there.

    Is it 'taser' or 'TASER'?

    I'm doing a story on a law enforcement agency purchasing them and the material I have so far is TASER but that doesn't 'look' right.

    Anyone have any ideas? (No one here does.)

    Thank you!
     
  2. Bump_Wills

    Bump_Wills Member

    Taser, but then only if that's the actual brand the cops are buying.
     
  3. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    Don't ask me, bro.
     
  4. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    I've never seen it as anything other than taser.
     
  5. Rosie

    Rosie Active Member

    Taser is the actual brand being purchased.
     
  6. Bump_Wills

    Bump_Wills Member

    Then Taser it is. Proper noun. I'm sure the TASER in the promotional material is just a typographic rendering, a la "adidas."
     
  7. mdpoppy

    mdpoppy Member

    http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:5zozxw-FnVEJ:www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2006/07/ap_stylebook_20.html+AP+stylebook+Taser&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

    It's Taser.

    I also believe you can't use it as a verb (i.e. tased).
     
  8. spaceman

    spaceman Active Member

    well played, sir.
     
  9. Rosie

    Rosie Active Member

    Thanks everyone. :)

    Today, I finish my interviews -- wish me luck, I'm fearing one interviewee may not be completely cooperative.
     
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