Cont d is also a correct way to make continued shorter. How to write numbers grammar girl quick and dirty tips. You also use ampersands with certain abbreviations that everyone seems to. It looks like americans abbreviated it first, because the first example of math in.
Follow whichever style your style guide recommends, or just choose one and use it consistently. Mignon fogarty, grammar girl, wrote a nyt bestseller, grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. When you need periods after abbreviations grammar girl. The zero tolerance approach to punctuation by lynne truss, the elements of style by william strunk jr. Style guides and usage books dont agree where to put the. Couldnt find the full form or full meaning of continued. Grammar girl presents the ultimate writing guide for students is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from grammar girl, a.
Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms by grammar girl what the heck is an initialism. Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations. She is an inductee in the podcasting hall of fame, and the show is a fivetime winner of best education podcast in the podcast awards. Mignon fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twenty million times and whose first book, grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. Get grammar girls take on abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. Named to the international reading associations 2012 teachers choice book list. Years ago, this used to be a style choice, and it was quite common for style guides to recommend using an apostrophe to make abbreviations plural, but as time went on, more and more style guides stopped recommending the apostrophe. Generally, you don t use apostrophes to make words or abbreviations plural e. Its a type of abbreviation, but its different from an acronym. Grammar girl presents the ultimate writing guide for. The podcasts have now been downloaded more than twenty million times, and mignon has dispensed grammar tips on oprah and appeared on the pages of the new york times, the wall street journal, and usa today. One of my favorite old grammar books, titled punctuate it right, has a wonderful name for the colon. Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms by grammar girl. Founder of the quick and dirty tips podcasting network.
The periods are optional with abbreviations of academic degrees. How to define abbreviations in a document grammar girl. Generally, you dont use apostrophes to make words or abbreviations plural e. New york times bestselling author mignon fogarty shares her weekly grammar girl podcast and video tips about english, grammar, and writing. Mignon fogarty is the founder of quick and dirty tips and the author of seven books on language, including the new york times bestseller grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. Grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms grammar girl. The most commonly recommended abbreviation for continued is cont.
Written with the wit, warmth, and accessibility that the podcasts are known for, grammar girls quick and dirty tips for better writing. Ending a sentence with an abbreviation grammar girl. Much like the text messaging abbreviations of today, ok was an. Mignon fogarty is the founder of quick and dirty tips and the author of seven books on language, including the new york times bestseller. When writing continued on next page you should consider spelling out the full phrase instead of using a shortened form. Does the period that ends the abbreviation also end the sentence.
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