Forming Abbreviations  Les Hanson 2002

Abbreviations and Acronyms Common acronyms and agencies that are referred to by their initials use all capitals and no periods VCR IBM RCMP UNICEF NATO Write out potentially-unclear acronyms the first time you use them The Computer Accounting Technician program (CAT)…

Addresses Use these abbreviations only in addresses or as part of a formal name St. Ave. Cres. Blvd. Rd. Ltd. Co. Inc. Most postal abbreviations are now two capital letters without periods BC AB SK MB ON PQ NB NS PE NL YT NT NU

Dates Write out names of days and months Monday, Friday, May, December Use these abbreviations only with specific dates and times B.C. or B.C.E. (Before Common Era) A.D. or C.E. A.M. P.M. or a.m. p.m. CST PST GMT MT

Personal Titles Abbreviate titles used with names Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. Prof. Rev. Fr. (before the name) Sr. Jr. M.A. Ph.D. C.P.A. (after the name)

Latin Abbreviations Use Latin abbreviations sparing i.e. Id est That is e.g. Exempli gratia For example etc. Et cetera And so on vs. versus p.s. Postscriptum Post script n.b. Nota bene Note well