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=== Do not use unwarranted abbreviations === | === Do not use unwarranted abbreviations === | ||
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Avoid abbreviations when they might confuse the reader, interrupt the flow, or appear informal. For example, do not use {{ | Avoid abbreviations when they might confuse the reader, interrupt the flow, or appear informal. For example, do not use {{notthis|approx.}} for {{dothis|approximate}} or {{dothis|approximately}}, except in a technical passage where the term occurs many times or in an infobox or a data table to reduce width. | ||
=== Do not invent abbreviations or acronyms === | === Do not invent abbreviations or acronyms === | ||