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Using abbreviations for commonly known titles is encouraged. The abbreviations used should be uniform.

[edit] Countries

Some country abbreviations include periods while others do not.

• United States of America - should be abbreviated as U.S. with periods, not U.S.A. or US.
• United Kingdom - should be abbreviated as UK without periods, not U.K. or GB.

[edit] Streets and Roads

• Street is St
• Drive is Dr
• Court is Ct
• Road is Rd
• Boulevard is Blvd
• Freeway is Fwy

[edit] Days of the week

In listings, the days of the week should be abbreviated:

• Days should be M Tu W Th F Sa Su, times should be 12 hour time, AM or PM.

[edit] Measurements

• kilometre or kilometres is km

• Celsius is °C
• Fahrenheit is °F