MCOM 257 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ap Stylebook, Abbreviation, Maureen Connolly
15 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Ages: always use figures, the girl is 9 years old, use hyphens when age is used as an adjective before a noun, a 5-year-old boy. Names: use only last names on second reference (unless subject requests otherwise, when necessary to distinguish between people who use the same last name use courtesy titles. Addresses: abbreviate ave. , blvd. , and st. but only with a numbered address, 1600 pennsylvania ave, spell out avenue, boulevard and street without a numbered address, pennsylvania avenue. Lowercase when used alone or with two or more names. If there is no number, do not abbreviate: east 42nd street, west 43rd street, for quadrants of city, such as nw, abbreviate in a numbered address, 600 k st. nw. If there is no number, do not abbreviate: k street northwest, do not use periods in nw, se. Dates, months, years: always use arabic numbers, may 1, dec. 26, when a month has a specific date, abbreviate, only the longer months.
