How to use abbreviations

1. ABBREVIATIONS

2. ABBREVIATIONS
Used in tables, footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies to help readers to proceed
through material quickly.

3. ABBREVIATED TITLES AND
DEGREES
Abbreviate titles of address when they
precede a full name, except for president
and mayor.
e.g.
Mr. Samuel Taylor
St. Francis of Assisi
Dr. Ellen Hunter
Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

4. Except for mr., ms., mrs., and dr., do not
abbreviate titles that appear before a
surname alone..
Do not abbreviate or capitalize titles that
are not use with a proper name.
E.g.:
-Raissa Goldblum has named assistant
prof / of chemistry.

5. ABBREVIATIONS WITH
NUMBERS
Time and Year.
Degrees, numbers, and units of measure:
Use F and C
Use no. or No. 0.
Use mph
Symbols
 Degrees (°)
 Percents (%)
 Dollars ($)

6. ABBREVIATIONS
GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
Abbreviate geographic names when
addressing mail.
Use the U.S. Postal service state
abbreviations.
E.g.:
Lila Branch
100 W. Glengarry Ave.
Birmingham, MI 48009

7. STATE ABBREVIATIONS
STATE ABBREVIATION
Alabama AL
California CA
Delaware DE
Georgia GA
West Virginia WV

8. COMMON LATIN ABBREVIATIONS
Use certain common Latin abbreviations in
documentation and notes, but write out their
English equivalents in the text of your papers.
ABBREVIATION LATIN MEANING
c. Or ca. circa about
Cf. confer compare
e.g. Exempli gratia For example

9. ACRONYMS AND INTIALS
 word made up of initials and pronounced as a
word.
E.g.:
 NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 Written with no periods and no spaces.
 Some abbreviation for countries do use
periods.
E.g.:

10. THANKS….!!!!
Gustavo avila bruno…!!!