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Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

USING MANUSCRIPT FORM

MS. MR. DR. MRS.

SOCIAL TITLES ARE ALWAY ABBREVIATED WHEN THEY APPEAR BEFORE NAMES

ALLY ARRTS B.S.

USE THE ABBREVIATIONS FOR SCHOLASTIC Degrees After A FULL NAME

JASON NIEVES, JR.

USE JR., OR SR., AFTER FULL NAMES

HON. BEA MILLER

Reverend AND HONORABLE CAN BE USE AFTER A FULL NAME

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  • Use abbreviations for a.m. (before noon), p.m. (after noon), m. (noon), for time
  • Use a.d. and b.c for date designations
  • Don't use a.m. with morning or p.m. with evening

DEA FBI CIA

ABBREVIATIONS FOR POPULAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE

DO NOT USE & OR + FOR AND

FIFTY-FOUR SIXTY-SIX TEN

SPELL OUT NUMBERS OF ONE OR TWO WORDS IN NONSCIENTIFIC WRITING

If writing a limited content with lots of numbers use figures for all of them that are in the same category

DON NOT BEGIN ANY SENTENCE WITH A FIGURE

NINTH NOT 9TH)

WRITE OUT NUMBERS LIKE NINTH AND SO ON

NUMBERED STREETS UNDER ONE HUNDRED ARE USUALLY WRITTEN OUT

DO NOT DIVIDE ONE-SYLLABLE WORDS

DIVIDE ONLY BETWEEN PRONOUNCEABLE SYLLABLES

DO NOT DIVIDE AFTER A SINGLE LETTER

DO NOT CARRY OVER A TWO LETTER SYLLABLE IF IT CAN BE AVOIDED

DIVIDE WORDS WITH PREFIXES AFTER THE PREFIX

DIVIDE WORDS WITH DOUBLE Consonant BETWEEN THE CONSONANTS

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WITH HYPHENED WORDS DIVIDE ONLY AT THE HEPHEN

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