#ABBREVIATE ABRIDGE FULL#
Common abbreviations often in the news need not be spelled out if the full term is rarely used or is difficult to pronounce:.Several government departments were amalgamated to form Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).Unless you are confident that the reader will know exactly what the abbreviation stands for, write the term in full at first mention, with the abbreviation following in parentheses:.Most such words should be avoided in formal writing, although cello and bus are exceptions to this rule. Many commonly used words that are actually abbreviations are now rarely regarded as such, including ad, fridge, phone, exam, memo, photo and math.Some standard abbreviations such as i.e., AD, IQ, ESP, CBC and MP do not have to be spelled out because they are well known and in many cases occur as dictionary entries.In general, abbreviate words only when the short form will be immediately recognized by the reader, and ensure that the same abbreviation is used elsewhere in your text to represent the word or words involved.
Many abbreviations will not be understood unless the term is written in full at first mention, with the abbreviation given in parentheses. In addition to abbreviations in the strict sense (including the short forms of common nouns, Latin expressions and titles), this chapter contains information and recommendations regarding acronyms, initialisms, and symbols such as those for metric units, which are uniform in many languages. The use of abbreviations has gained greater acceptance as an increasing number of new products and organizations are identified by shorter and more easily recognizable word forms. + Elimination of Stereotyping in Written Communications.+ Hyphenation: Compounding and Word Division.Business terms, expressions and symbols.Addresses: streets and buildings points of the compass.University degrees, professional designations, military decorations, honours, awards and memberships.
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