10: Abbreviations
- Overview
- 10.1Abbreviations—additional resources
- 10.2Acronyms, initialisms, contractions
- 10.3When to use abbreviations
- 10.4Periods with abbreviations
- 10.5Abbreviations and spaces
- 10.6Capitals versus lowercase for acronyms and initialisms
- 10.7Capitals versus lowercase for spelled-out acronyms and initialisms
- 10.8Italic versus roman type for abbreviations
- 10.9Small versus full-size capitals for acronyms and initialisms
- 10.10“A,” “an,” or “the” preceding an abbreviation
- 10.11Abbreviations beginning a sentence
- 10.12Abbreviations containing ampersands
- People and Organizations
- Personal Names, Titles, and Degrees
- 10.13Abbreviations for personal names
- 10.14Initials in personal names
- 10.15Abbreviating titles before names
- 10.16Abbreviations for civil titles
- 10.17Abbreviations for military titles
- 10.18Abbreviations for social titles
- 10.19Abbreviations for French social titles
- 10.20Abbreviations for “Reverend” and “Honorable”
- 10.21Abbreviations for “Junior,” “Senior,” and the like
- 10.22Abbreviations for the names of saints
- 10.23Abbreviations for academic degrees
- 10.24Abbreviations for professional, religious, and other designations
- Abbreviations Related to Identity
- 10.25Abbreviations related to race and ethnicity
- 10.26Abbreviations related to gender identity and sexual orientation
- 10.27Abbreviations related to health and disability status
- Companies and Other Organizations
- 10.28Commonly used generic abbreviations for firms and companies
- 10.29Abbreviations and ampersands in company names
- 10.30Abbreviations for media companies
- 10.31Abbreviations for associations and the like
- Geographic Terms
- 10.32Abbreviations for US states and territories
- 10.33Abbreviations for Canadian provinces and territories
- 10.34Comma with city plus state abbreviation
- 10.35Abbreviations for place-names with “Fort,” “Mount,” and “Saint”
- Names of Countries
- 10.36Abbreviating country names
- 10.37“US” versus “United States”
- Addresses
- 10.38Mailing addresses—postal versus standard abbreviations
- 10.39Abbreviations for compass points in mailing addresses
- Compass Points, Latitude, and Longitude
- 10.40Abbreviations for compass points
- 10.41Abbreviations for “latitude” and “longitude”
- Designations of Time
- 10.42Other discussions related to time
- 10.43Abbreviations for chronological eras
- 10.44Abbreviations for months
- 10.45Abbreviations for days of the week
- 10.46Abbreviations for time of day
- 10.47Abbreviations for time zones
- Scholarly Abbreviations
- 10.48Scholarly abbreviations
- 10.49A few scholarly symbols
- Biblical Abbreviations
- 10.50Biblical abbreviations—an overview
- 10.51Abbreviations for the Old Testament
- 10.52Abbreviations for the Apocrypha
- 10.53Abbreviations for the New Testament
- 10.54Abbreviations for versions and sections of the Bible
- Technology and Science
- 10.55Miscellaneous technical abbreviations
- 10.56Statistical abbreviations
- The International System of Units
- 10.57SI units—overview
- 10.58SI units—form
- 10.59Plurals for SI units
- 10.60SI base units
- 10.61Kilogram versus gram as SI base unit
- 10.62SI prefixes
- 10.63Units derived from SI base units
- 10.64SI units and abbreviations—spacing
- 10.65Non-SI units accepted for use
- Astronomy
- 10.66Astronomical abbreviations—additional resources
- 10.67Celestial coordinates
- 10.68Some other astronomical abbreviations
- Chemical Elements
- 10.69Naming conventions for chemical elements
- Symbols for Math
- 10.70Common mathematical signs and symbols
- 10.71Sentence beginning with a mathematical symbol
- US Measure
- 10.72Periods with abbreviations of US measure
- 10.73Plural forms for abbreviations of US measure
- 10.74US abbreviations for length, area, and volume
- 10.75US abbreviations for weight and capacity
- 10.76US and general abbreviations for time
- Commercial and Social Abbreviations
- 10.77Commercial abbreviations—some examples
- 10.78Social abbreviations and emojis