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10: Abbreviations

Overview
10.1Abbreviations—additional resources
10.2Acronyms, initialisms, contractions
10.3When to use abbreviations
10.4Periods with abbreviations
10.5Abbreviations and spaces
10.6Capitals versus lowercase for acronyms and initialisms
10.7Italic versus roman type for abbreviations
10.8Small versus full-size capitals for acronyms and initialisms
10.9“A,” “an,” or “the” preceding an abbreviation
10.10Abbreviations containing ampersands
Names and Titles
Personal Names, Titles, and Degrees
10.11Abbreviations for personal names
10.12Initials in personal names
10.13Abbreviating titles before names
10.14Abbreviations for civil titles
10.15Abbreviations for military titles
10.16Abbreviations for social titles
10.17Abbreviations for French social titles
10.18Abbreviations for “Reverend” and “Honorable”
10.19Abbreviations for “Junior,” “Senior,” and the like
10.20Abbreviations for the names of saints
10.21Abbreviations for academic degrees
10.22Abbreviations for professional, religious, and other designations
Companies and Other Organizations
10.23Commonly used generic abbreviations for firms and companies
10.24Abbreviations and ampersands in company names
10.25Abbreviations for media companies
10.26Abbreviations for associations and the like
Geographical Terms
10.27Abbreviations for US states and territories
10.28Abbreviations for Canadian provinces and territories
10.29Comma with city plus state abbreviation
10.30Abbreviations for place-names with “Fort,” “Mount,” and “Saint”
Names of Countries
10.31Abbreviating country names
10.32“US” versus “United States”
Addresses
10.33Mailing addresses—postal versus standard abbreviations
10.34Abbreviations for compass points in mailing addresses
Compass Points, Latitude, and Longitude
10.35Abbreviations for compass points
10.36Abbreviations for “latitude” and “longitude”
Designations of Time
10.37Other discussions related to time
10.38Abbreviations for chronological eras
10.39Abbreviations for months
10.40Abbreviations for days of the week
10.41Abbreviations for time of day
Scholarly Abbreviations
10.42Scholarly abbreviations
10.43A few scholarly symbols
Biblical Abbreviations
10.44Biblical abbreviations—an overview
10.45Abbreviations for the Old Testament
10.46Abbreviations for the Apocrypha
10.47Abbreviations for the New Testament
10.48Abbreviations for versions and sections of the Bible
Technology and Science
10.49Miscellaneous technical abbreviations
10.50Statistical abbreviations
The International System of Units
10.51SI units—overview
10.52SI units—form
10.53Plurals for SI units
10.54SI base units
10.55Kilogram versus gram as SI base unit
10.56SI prefixes
10.57Units derived from SI base units
10.58SI units and abbreviations—spacing
10.59Non-SI units accepted for use
Astronomy
10.60Astronomical abbreviations—additional resources
10.61Celestial coordinates
10.62Some other astronomical abbreviations
Chemical Elements
10.63Naming conventions for chemical elements
US Measure
10.64Periods with abbreviations of US measure
10.65Plural forms for abbreviations of US measure
10.66US abbreviations for length, area, and volume
10.67US abbreviations for weight and capacity
10.68US and general abbreviations for time
Business and Commerce
10.69Commercial abbreviations—some examples

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