UniWiki:Manual of Style/Abbreviations: Difference between revisions

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If it is necessary to abbreviate in "small spaces" ([[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infoboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Navigation templates|navboxes]] and [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]]), use widely recognized abbreviations. As an example, for {{xt|New Zealand gross national product}}, use {{xt|NZ}} and {{xt|GNP}}, with a link if the term has not already been written out: {{xt|NZ [[Wikipedia:Measures of national income and output|GNP]]}}; do not use the made-up initialism {{!xt|NZGNP}}).

==Full stops (periods)~~{{anchor|STOPS}}~~==

==Full stops (periods)==

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Modern style is to use a [[full stop]] (period) after a shortening (although there are many exceptions) but no full stops with an acronym. In the case of an acronym containing full stops between letters, it should also have a full stop after the final letter. If an abbreviation ending in a full stop ends a sentence, do not use an extra full stop (e.g. {{xt|New York is in the U.S.}} and not {{!xt|New York is in the U.S..}}).

Contractions that contain an apostrophe ({{xt|don't}}, {{xt|shouldn't}}, {{xt|she'd}}) never take a period (except at the end of a sentence, of course). They are also not used except in quotations or titles of works, as noted [[#Contractions|below]]. Contractions that do not contain an apostrophe almost always take a period in North American English, but the stop is optional in British English: ''Doctor'' can be abbreviated {{xt|Dr.}} in American and Canadian English, but {{xt|Dr.}} or {{xt|Dr}} in British English. If in doubt, or if the dot-less usage could be confusing in the context, use the stop. An exception is units of measurement, which never use periods. ''(see [[WP:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]])''.

Modern style is to use a [[Wikipedia:Full stop|full stop]] (period) after a shortening (although there are many exceptions) but no full stops with an acronym. In the case of an acronym containing full stops between letters, it should also have a full stop after the final letter. If an abbreviation ending in a full stop ends a sentence, do not use an extra full stop (e.g. {{xt|New York is in the U.S.}} and not {{!xt|New York is in the U.S..}}).

Contractions that contain an apostrophe ({{xt|don't}}, {{xt|shouldn't}}, {{xt|she'd}}) never take a period (except at the end of a sentence, of course). They are also not used except in quotations or titles of works, as noted [[#Contractions|below]]. Contractions that do not contain an apostrophe almost always take a period in North American English, but the stop is optional in British English: ''Doctor'' can be abbreviated {{xt|Dr.}} in American and Canadian English, but {{xt|Dr.}} or {{xt|Dr}} in British English. If in doubt, or if the dot-less usage could be confusing in the context, use the stop. An exception is units of measurement, which never use periods. ''(see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]])''.

=={{Anchor|Acronyms and initialisms}}Acronyms==

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 If it is necessary to abbreviate in "small spaces" ([[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes|infoboxes]], [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Navigation templates|navboxes]] and [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables|tables]]), use widely recognized abbreviations. As an example, for {{xt|New Zealand gross national product}}, use {{xt|NZ}} and {{xt|GNP}}, with a link if the term has not already been written out: {{xt|NZ&nbsp;[[Wikipedia:Measures of national income and output|GNP]]}}; do not use the made-up initialism {{!xt|NZGNP}}).
-==Full stops (periods){{anchor|STOPS}}==
+==Full stops (periods)==
-{{shortcut|MOS:STOPS}}
-Modern style is to use a [[full stop]] (period) after a shortening (although there are many exceptions) but no full stops with an acronym. In the case of an acronym containing full stops between letters, it should also have a full stop after the final letter. If an abbreviation ending in a full stop ends a sentence, do not use an extra full stop (e.g. {{xt|New York is in the U.S.}} and not {{!xt|New York is in the U.S..}}).
-Contractions that contain an apostrophe ({{xt|don't}}, {{xt|shouldn't}}, {{xt|she'd}}) never take a period (except at the end of a sentence, of course). They are also not used except in quotations or titles of works, as noted [[#Contractions|below]]. Contractions that do not contain an apostrophe almost always take a period in North American English, but the stop is optional in British English: ''Doctor'' can be abbreviated {{xt|Dr.}} in American and Canadian English, but {{xt|Dr.}} or {{xt|Dr}} in British English. If in doubt, or if the dot-less usage could be confusing in the context, use the stop. An exception is units of measurement, which never use periods. ''(see [[WP:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]])''.
+Modern style is to use a [[Wikipedia:Full stop|full stop]] (period) after a shortening (although there are many exceptions) but no full stops with an acronym. In the case of an acronym containing full stops between letters, it should also have a full stop after the final letter. If an abbreviation ending in a full stop ends a sentence, do not use an extra full stop (e.g. {{xt|New York is in the U.S.}} and not {{!xt|New York is in the U.S..}}).
+Contractions that contain an apostrophe ({{xt|don't}}, {{xt|shouldn't}}, {{xt|she'd}}) never take a period (except at the end of a sentence, of course). They are also not used except in quotations or titles of works, as noted [[#Contractions|below]]. Contractions that do not contain an apostrophe almost always take a period in North American English, but the stop is optional in British English: ''Doctor'' can be abbreviated {{xt|Dr.}} in American and Canadian English, but {{xt|Dr.}} or {{xt|Dr}} in British English. If in doubt, or if the dot-less usage could be confusing in the context, use the stop. An exception is units of measurement, which never use periods. ''(see [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]])''.
 =={{Anchor|Acronyms and initialisms}}Acronyms==