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No full points with any abbreviations or contraction, with the following | No full points with any abbreviations or contraction, with the following exceptions: | ||
exceptions: | * • e.g. | ||
• e.g. | * • i.e. | ||
• i.e. | * • et al. | ||
• et al. | * • No. (number) | ||
• No. (number) | * • a.m. and p.m. | ||
• a.m. and p.m. | * • p. | ||
• p. | |||
Ampersands (&); use them only as part of a recognised name or title, e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. Exceptions: use & in titles or menu items to reduce line length to make them fit. | Ampersands (&); use them only as part of a recognised name or title, e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. Exceptions: use & in titles or menu items to reduce line length to make them fit. | ||
[[Category:Writers' guide]] | [[Category:Writers' guide]] | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 18 September 2013
No full points with any abbreviations or contraction, with the following exceptions:
- • e.g.
- • i.e.
- • et al.
- • No. (number)
- • a.m. and p.m.
- • p.
Ampersands (&); use them only as part of a recognised name or title, e.g. Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform. Exceptions: use & in titles or menu items to reduce line length to make them fit.