1. Forming Abbreviations  Les Hanson 2002

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

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

4. Dates wWrite out names of days and months  Monday, Friday, May, December wUse 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

5. Personal Titles wAbbreviate 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)

6. Latin Abbreviations wUse Latin abbreviations sparing i.e.Id estThat is e.g.Exempli gratiaFor example etc.Et ceteraAnd so on vs.versus p.s.PostscriptumPost script n.b.Nota beneNote well