Avoid abbreviations for states, provinces, and countries in formal writing--the exceptions are the relatively long U.S., U.S.A., U.S.S.R., and C.I.S. which may be used at any time. The two-letter postal service abbreviations are all capitals with no periods. They are not set apa...
To allow space for the ZIP Code in the last line of an address, state names needed to be abbreviated. Previously, the Post Office Department preferred that state names be written in full, to avoid confusion. HISTORIAN UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ...
Abbreviations for the United States The United States may be abbreviated to U.S. when used as an adjective, but in formal writing, it’s customarily spelled out. Most often, and especially in casual writing, remove the periods to spell out the United States as US. Learn More About the ...
So in this article, we’ll look at theChinese namesfor the 50 US states – both the official names and the abbreviations, learn how they’re written inChinese characters, and how to pronounce them in standard Mandarin. Then, we’ll help you learn a fewuseful phrasesyou can use when intr...
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Fuller: The Pandora Guide to Women Composers: Britain and the United States (1629 - Present) FürstenauG M. Fürstenau: Zur Geschichte der Musik und des Theaters am Hofe zu Dresden (Dresden, 1861-2/R) FW Folkways Gal. Galaxy GänzlBMT K. Gänzl: The British Musical Theatre (London, ...
B State and Province Abbreviations Your FTD Mercury system is set up so you may search for florists and facilities according to the state and country abbreviations. B–2 Chapter B State and Province Abbreviations U.S. State Abbreviations Table B-1: United States State Abbreviations (and District...
To look for a non-book abbreviation or glossary entry, go to the Search form and follow instructions. Common abbreviations: DSS (Dead Sea Scrolls); mss (manuscripts); NT (New Testament); OT (Old Testament/Tanach); ANE (Ancient New East). Books with an X: prefix are NOT in my librar...
(New York, 1992)Federal ReporterUThe Federal Reporter. Cases Argued and Determinedin the Circuit Court of Appeals and Circuit and District Courts of theUnited States, 141 vols. (St. Paul, Minn., 1892–1911)FilmUPatricia G. Holland and Ann D. Gordon, eds.,Papers ofElizabeth Cady Stanton ...
As a general rule, thenamesof states should bespelledout when they appear insentencesbut abbreviated in other contexts. For example: "Our family had been transferred from Endicott, New York, to Raleigh, North Carolina. That was the word used by the people at IBM, transferred."(David Sedaris...