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2 Courtesy titles, professional titles, and ecclesiastical titles are abbreviated as follows: Always abbreviated: Me., Mrs, Mesers., Jr... 50. M., Mme. (Monsieur, Madame) Dr. (Dr. Johnson, Dr, Samuel Johnson) Rev, Very Rev. Most Rev., (Christian name og tithe: must follow), Rev. Joha Jones, Rev. Dr. Jones {not Rev. ~ Jones) Abbreviated only before full name: Prof. Albert Brown Mgr. Robert . Jones Col Thoma Smith Professor Browse: Monsignor Jones Colonel Smith Not abbreviated: Father Sister Units of Measurement Units of measurement are spelled in text. Where ebbre- viations are appropriate, as in tables or in statistical matter, they should be used only when they follow a number or sym- bol. Abbreviations and their usage should conform to an ac- cepted standard. See also Numbers and Units of Messare, page 17. ime measurements 1. In expressing time, the number (if fess than 100), as ell as the unit of measure, is spelled in text. fifty-five seconde fourteen: hours O50 years ago (see also “Approximations” ) ® Names of months are spelled in text. In bibliographies, tables, etc., they may be abbreviated when followed by the day. Days of the week ere spelled. Jeauary 15 (Jen. 15 in seferences, ete.) January, 1953 Wednesday, September 4 4 4, Time of day is expressed as follows: 8 .., 3:30 pas. (capital letters) two o'clock 4, Centuries and decades may be expressed in numbers or spelled. the 1990s, the thirtles ca, 1900 Bc., a0. 1900 (capital letters) the 1800s, the nineteenth century (omit AB) 5. In ranges the full year is repeated. 1850 to 1805 (1850-1805 in tables or parenthetical relorencet) the school (or fiscal) year 1952-1053 the decade 1900-1640 Federal agences and other organized bodies 1. Periods are omitted in initial-letter abbreviations standing for names of well-known organized bodies. AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor Congress of In- dustrial Organizations) BAE (Bureau of Agriculture Economics) CIO (Congress. of Industrial Organizations} FBI (Federel Bureau of Investigation ) NEA (National Education Assoviation ) NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) PTA (Parent-Teachers Association. Note owitasion of hyphae.) 9. The name “United States” is spelled except when part of the title of a government department, bureau, or office United States Army U.S, Children’s Bureau United States Tariff Commission U.S. Depastment of Agrculturs United States Supreme Court {sometimes further abbreviated United States Treasury YSDA) United States Government. U.S. Office of Education States States are spelled in text. In footnotes and references they are abbreviated (except Idaho, lowa, Maine, Ohio, and Utah) after the name of a city or county, according to the list gives in the Government Printing Office Style Manual (exception: Ore. instead of Oreg. for Oregon). Urbana, County, Goon. + footnotes and references caly} iS aa)