|
|
| Line 131: |
Line 131: |
|
| |
|
| Do not use {{!xt|&c.}} in the place of {{xt|etc.}} | | Do not use {{!xt|&c.}} in the place of {{xt|etc.}} |
|
| |
| ==Special considerations==
| |
| {{shortcut|MOS:POSTABBR}}
| |
| *[[Postal code]]s and abbreviations of place names (e.g. {{!xt|Calif.}} (California), {{!xt|TX}} (Texas), {{!xt|Yorks.}} (Yorkshire) should not be used to stand in for the full names in normal text. The practice is common when specifying places of publication in source citations, especially after the first occurrence.
| |
| *"Saint[e]" versus "St" or "St." in placenames should depend upon the official usage.
| |
| *Abbreviations should be written in the same fashion each time they are used within the same page (e.g. "US" and "U.S." should not be alternated). Any special cases should have a natural reason (perhaps a list of officers in a joint British–American taskforce) that should be obvious to the reader; stating such a reason in an HTML comment will help other editors to maintain it.
| |
|
| |
|
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
