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The Associated Press Stylebook states that in contexts other than mailing addresses, the traditional state abbreviations should be used. [16] However, the Chicago Manual of Style now recommends use of the uppercase two-letter abbreviations, with the traditional forms as an option.
This list of style guide abbreviations provides the meanings of the abbreviations that are commonly used as short ways to refer to major style guides. They are used especially by editors communicating with other editors in manuscript queries, proof queries, marginalia , emails, message boards , and so on.
The Associated Press Stylebook (generally called the AP Stylebook), alternatively titled The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism cooperative based in New York City.
Mozilla Writing Style Guide, published online by Mozilla. [23] Rackspace style guide for technical content, published online by Rackspace. [24] Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, by Sun Technical Publications, 3rd ed., 2010. [25] Red Hat style guide for technical documentation, published online by Red Hat. [26]
When they abbreviate a state name, they use the much more intuitive pre-two-letter-postal-code abbreviations ("Minn." for Minnesota, "Mich." for Michigan). I'm not saying we adopt that AP approach here, but I am disputing the universality of postal codes as a substitution for a state's name.
Bill Clinton “Hillary and I mourn the passing of President Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life,” Clinton, the country's 42nd president, said in a statement on Sunday.
The Solicitor General issues a style guide that is designed to supplement The Bluebook. [30] This guide focuses on citation for practitioners, so as an example, only two typefaces are used for law reviews, normal and italics. [31] Other changes are also minor, such as moving supra from before the page referenced to after the page number. [32]
Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.