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==Shortenings==

A shortening is an abbreviation of a word for which at least the last letter has been removed (e.g. ''etc.'' and ''rhino''). Some shortenings also contain letters that are not present in their expansion (e.g. ''bike''). Whether or not to follow a shortening with a full stop often comes down to individual cases, but, as a general rule, use a full stop after a shortening that only exists in writing (e.g. {{xt|etc.}}) but not for a shortening that is used in speech (e.g. {{xt|rhino}}). Common sense should be applied to judge whether a shortening is acceptable in prose or not. Words such as {{xt|rhino}} and {{xt|bike}} should be avoided; {{xt|etc.}} should be used over ''{{!xt|et cetera}}'', and informal terms, such as {{!xt|wanna}}, are not used in ~~Wikipedia~~ articles. Uncommon shortenings should be linked on the first use on a page.

A shortening is an abbreviation of a word for which at least the last letter has been removed (e.g. ''etc.'' and ''rhino''). Some shortenings also contain letters that are not present in their expansion (e.g. ''bike''). Whether or not to follow a shortening with a full stop often comes down to individual cases, but, as a general rule, use a full stop after a shortening that only exists in writing (e.g. {{xt|etc.}}) but not for a shortening that is used in speech (e.g. {{xt|rhino}}). Common sense should be applied to judge whether a shortening is acceptable in prose or not. Words such as {{xt|rhino}} and {{xt|bike}} should be avoided; {{xt|etc.}} should be used over ''{{!xt|et cetera}}'', and informal terms, such as {{!xt|wanna}}, are not used in UniWiki articles. Uncommon shortenings should be linked on the first use on a page.

~~===Song-writing credits===~~

Outside of prose, {{xt|trad.}} and {{xt|arr.}} may be used in song-writing credits to save space. On first usage, use {{tl|trad.}} and {{tl|arr.}}, which will display a mouse-over tooltip expanding the abbreviation.

===Miscellaneous shortenings===

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! Shortening !! Expansion !! Notes

|-

| approx. || [[Approximation|approximately]] || It should only be used in small spaces. ~~It does not need to be linked.~~

| approx. || [[Wikipedia:Approximation|approximately]] || It should only be used in small spaces.

|-

| c. || ''{{lang|la|[[circa]]}}'' ("around") || In dates, to indicate ''around'', ''approximately'', or ''about'', the unitalicised abbreviation {{xt|c.}} is preferred over ''circa'', ''ca'', ''ca.'', ''approximately'', or ''approx.'' It should not be italicised in normal usage. The template {{tlx|circa}} may be used.

|-

~~| ''cf.'' || ''{{lang|la|[[confer]]}}'' ("compare" / "consult") || It should be linked on first use.~~

|-

| Co. || [[Company]] || It should only be used in the names of companies (like: "PLC", "LLC", "Inc.", "Ltd.", "GmbH" etc.), and can usually be omitted unless an ambiguity would result. It does not need to be linked.

|-

~~| ed. (eds.) || [[edition (book)|edition]]/[[editor]] (editions/editors) || This shortening (and its plural contraction) should only be used in references. It does not need to be linked.~~

|-

| et al. || ''{{lang|la|[[et alii]]}}'' ("and others") || It should normally only be used in references and where it is part of a name, such as of a legal case, e.g. ''United States v. Thompson et al.''

|-

| fl. || ''~~{{lang|la|~~[[~~floruit~~]]}}'' ("~~flourished~~") || ~~It should be linked on first use. Do not use~~ ''{{!xt|~~flor~~.}}'' or ''~~{{!xt|flr~~.}}''

| c. || ''[[Wikipedia:circa|circa]]'' ("around") || In dates, to indicate ''around'', ''approximately'', or ''about'', the unitalicized abbreviation {{xt|c.}} is preferred over ''circa'', ''ca'', ''ca.'', ''approximately'', or ''approx.'' It should not be italicized in normal usage.

|-

| ~~rev~~. || [[~~Revision~~|~~revised~~]] || It should only be used in references. ~~It does not need to be linked~~.

| et al. || ''[[Wikipedia:et alii|et alii]]'' ("and others") || It should normally only be used in references and where it is part of a name, such as of a legal case, e.g. ''United States v. Thompson et al.''

|-

| vs./v./v || [[wikt:versus|versus]] (against / in contrast to) || They do not need to be linked. Prefer "vs." except in legal contexts, where the usage is "v." or "v", depending on jurisdiction. They should not be ~~italicised~~ since they have long been assimilated into the language as an English word. The full word should be used in most cases, but it is conventional to use an abbreviation in certain contexts, including law and sports.

| vs./v./v || [[wikt:versus|versus]] (against / in contrast to) || They do not need to be linked. Prefer "vs." except in legal contexts, where the usage is "v." or "v", depending on jurisdiction. They should not be italicized since they have long been assimilated into the language as an English word. The full word should be used in most cases, but it is conventional to use an abbreviation in certain contexts, including law and sports.

|-

| ''viz.'' || ''~~{{lang|la|~~[[videlicet]]}}'' ("that is to say" / "namely") || It should be linked on first use.

| ''viz.'' || ''[[Wikipedia:videlicet|videlicet]]'' ("that is to say" / "namely") || It should be linked on first use.

|}

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 ==Shortenings==
-A shortening is an abbreviation of a word for which at least the last letter has been removed (e.g. ''etc.'' and ''rhino''). Some shortenings also contain letters that are not present in their expansion (e.g. ''bike''). Whether or not to follow a shortening with a full stop often comes down to individual cases, but, as a general rule, use a full stop after a shortening that only exists in writing (e.g. {{xt|etc.}}) but not for a shortening that is used in speech (e.g. {{xt|rhino}}). Common sense should be applied to judge whether a shortening is acceptable in prose or not. Words such as {{xt|rhino}} and {{xt|bike}} should be avoided; {{xt|etc.}} should be used over ''{{!xt|et cetera}}'', and informal terms, such as {{!xt|wanna}}, are not used in Wikipedia articles. Uncommon shortenings should be linked on the first use on a page.
+A shortening is an abbreviation of a word for which at least the last letter has been removed (e.g. ''etc.'' and ''rhino''). Some shortenings also contain letters that are not present in their expansion (e.g. ''bike''). Whether or not to follow a shortening with a full stop often comes down to individual cases, but, as a general rule, use a full stop after a shortening that only exists in writing (e.g. {{xt|etc.}}) but not for a shortening that is used in speech (e.g. {{xt|rhino}}). Common sense should be applied to judge whether a shortening is acceptable in prose or not. Words such as {{xt|rhino}} and {{xt|bike}} should be avoided; {{xt|etc.}} should be used over ''{{!xt|et cetera}}'', and informal terms, such as {{!xt|wanna}}, are not used in UniWiki articles. Uncommon shortenings should be linked on the first use on a page.
-===Song-writing credits===
-Outside of prose, {{xt|trad.}} and {{xt|arr.}} may be used in song-writing credits to save space. On first usage, use {{tl|trad.}} and {{tl|arr.}}, which will display a mouse-over tooltip expanding the abbreviation.
 ===Miscellaneous shortenings===
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 ! Shortening !! Expansion !! Notes
 |-
-| approx. || [[Approximation|approximately]] || It should only be used in small spaces. It does not need to be linked.
+| approx. || [[Wikipedia:Approximation|approximately]] || It should only be used in small spaces.
-|-
-| c. || ''{{lang|la|[[circa]]}}'' ("around") || In dates, to indicate ''around'', ''approximately'', or ''about'', the unitalicised abbreviation {{xt|c.}} is preferred over ''circa'', ''ca'', ''ca.'', ''approximately'', or ''approx.'' It should not be italicised in normal usage. The template {{tlx|circa}} may be used.
-|-
-| ''cf.'' || ''{{lang|la|[[confer]]}}'' ("compare"&nbsp;/ "consult") || It should be linked on first use.
-|-
-| Co. || [[Company]] || It should only be used in the names of companies (like: "PLC", "LLC", "Inc.", "Ltd.", "GmbH" etc.), and can usually be omitted unless an ambiguity would result. It does not need to be linked.
-|-
-| ed. (eds.) || [[edition (book)|edition]]/[[editor]] (editions/editors) || This shortening (and its plural contraction) should only be used in references. It does not need to be linked.
-|-
-| et al. || ''{{lang|la|[[et alii]]}}'' ("and others") || It should normally only be used in references and where it is part of a name, such as of a legal case, e.g. ''United States v. Thompson et al.''
 |-
-| fl. || ''{{lang|la|[[floruit]]}}'' ("flourished") || It should be linked on first use. Do not use ''{{!xt|flor.}}'' or ''{{!xt|flr.}}''
+| c. || ''[[Wikipedia:circa|circa]]'' ("around") || In dates, to indicate ''around'', ''approximately'', or ''about'', the unitalicized abbreviation {{xt|c.}} is preferred over ''circa'', ''ca'', ''ca.'', ''approximately'', or ''approx.'' It should not be italicized in normal usage.
 |-
-| rev. || [[Revision|revised]] || It should only be used in references. It does not need to be linked.
+| et al. || ''[[Wikipedia:et alii|et alii]]'' ("and others") || It should normally only be used in references and where it is part of a name, such as of a legal case, e.g. ''United States v. Thompson et al.''
 |-
-| vs./v./v || [[wikt:versus|versus]] (against&nbsp;/ in contrast to) || They do not need to be linked. Prefer "vs." except in legal contexts, where the usage is "v." or "v", depending on jurisdiction.  They should not be italicised since they have long been assimilated into the language as an English word.  The full word should be used in most cases, but it is conventional to use an abbreviation in certain contexts, including law and sports.
+| vs./v./v || [[wikt:versus|versus]] (against&nbsp;/ in contrast to) || They do not need to be linked. Prefer "vs." except in legal contexts, where the usage is "v." or "v", depending on jurisdiction.  They should not be italicized since they have long been assimilated into the language as an English word.  The full word should be used in most cases, but it is conventional to use an abbreviation in certain contexts, including law and sports.
 |-
-| ''viz.'' || ''{{lang|la|[[videlicet]]}}'' ("that is to say"&nbsp;/ "namely") || It should be linked on first use.
+| ''viz.'' || ''[[Wikipedia:videlicet|videlicet]]'' ("that is to say"&nbsp;/ "namely") || It should be linked on first use.
 |}