15th Edition15 : Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 When to use abbreviations
- 15.3 Some definitions
- 15.4 Periods: general guidelines
- 15.5 Periods: exceptions and options
- 15.6 Space or no space between elements
- 15.7 Capitals versus lowercase
- 15.8 Italics versus roman type
- 15.9 “A” or “an” preceding an abbreviation
- 15.10 Ampersands
- Names and Titles
- 15.11 Personal names
- 15.12 Initials in personal names
- 15.13 Titles before names
- 15.14 Civil titles
- 15.15 Military titles
- 15.16 Social titles
- 15.17 French social titles
- 15.18 “Reverend” and “Honorable”
- 15.19 “Jr.,” “Sr.,” and the like
- 15.20 Omission of “Mr.” and the like
- 15.21 Some academic degrees
- 15.22 Some professional, religious, and other designations
- Firms and Companies
- Agencies and Organizations
- Saints and Personal Names with “Saint” or “St.”
- Geographical Terms
- 15.29 U.S. states and territories
- 15.30 Canadian provinces and territories
- 15.31 Punctuation
- 15.32 Place-names with “Fort,” “Mount,” and the like
- Names of Countries
- Addresses
- Compass Points, Latitude, and Longitude
- Designations of Time
- 15.40 Other discussions
- 15.41 Systems of chronology
- 15.42 Months
- 15.43 Days of the week
- 15.44 Time of day
- Scholarly Abbreviations
- Bible
- 15.47 Other discussions
- 15.48 When not to abbreviate
- 15.49 When to abbreviate
- 15.50 Abbreviations used
- 15.51 The Jewish Bible/the Old Testament
- 15.52 The Apocrypha
- 15.53 The New Testament
- 15.54 Versions and sections of the Bible
- Technology and Science
- The International System of Units
- 15.57 SI
- 15.58 Absence of periods
- 15.59 Base units
- 15.60 Prefixes
- 15.61 Grams
- 15.62 Derived units
- 15.63 Special names
- 15.64 Alternative expressions
- 15.65 Numerals with SI units
- 15.66 Non-SI units accepted for use
- Astronomy
- Chemical Elements
- English Measure
- Business and Commerce