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| − | Using abbreviations is encouraged.<br /> | + | Using abbreviations is encouraged in [[listing]]s.<br /> |
| − | These abbreviations should be uniform and consistent. | + | These abbreviations should be '''uniform and consistent''' and generally should not include full stops or periods. |
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| + | Editors may want to choose the appropriate abbreviation from those below which are both widely understood and unambiguous. However, don't knock yourself out "correcting" Rt to Rte - there is more important work to be done in [[Wikitravel:Plunge forward|plunging forward]] and writing the World's most complete, up-to-date and accurate free Travel Guide! | ||
<small>Note: The abbreviations below are emboldened for clarity of exposition but, of course, we don't use bold face for abbreviations in Wikitravel articles just because its an abbreviation!</small> | <small>Note: The abbreviations below are emboldened for clarity of exposition but, of course, we don't use bold face for abbreviations in Wikitravel articles just because its an abbreviation!</small> | ||
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==Buildings== | ==Buildings== | ||
*Building: '''Bldg''' | *Building: '''Bldg''' | ||
*1st floor: '''1F''', 2nd floor: '''2F''', etc | *1st floor: '''1F''', 2nd floor: '''2F''', etc | ||
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==Currencies== | ==Currencies== | ||
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==Dates and times== | ==Dates and times== | ||
See: [[Wikitravel:Time and date formats]] | See: [[Wikitravel:Time and date formats]] | ||
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| + | ==Facilities== | ||
| + | * Air conditioning: '''air-con''' | ||
| + | * '''Wi-Fi''' is used for wireless internet using access points (hotspots) | ||
==Streets and roads== | ==Streets and roads== | ||
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*Avenue: '''Ave''' | *Avenue: '''Ave''' | ||
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*Boulevard: '''Blvd''' | *Boulevard: '''Blvd''' | ||
| + | *Crescent: '''Cres''' | ||
| + | *Drive: '''Dr''' | ||
| + | *Expressway: '''Expy''' | ||
*Freeway: '''Fwy''' | *Freeway: '''Fwy''' | ||
*Highway: '''Hwy''' | *Highway: '''Hwy''' | ||
| − | * | + | *Jalan: '''Jl''' (Road in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) |
| + | *Junction: '''Jct''' | ||
*Lane: '''Ln''' | *Lane: '''Ln''' | ||
| − | * | + | *Mount: '''Mt''' |
| + | *Mountain: '''Mtn''' | ||
| + | *Parkway: '''Pkwy''' | ||
| + | *Place: '''Pl''' | ||
| + | *Road: '''Rd''' | ||
| + | *Route: '''Rte''' | ||
| + | *Street: '''St''' | ||
| + | *Square: '''Sq''' | ||
| + | *Turnpike: '''Tpke''' | ||
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| + | ===US routes=== | ||
| + | Numbered highways in the US are abbreviated as follows: | ||
| + | *Interstates: I-80 | ||
| + | *National highways: US-395 | ||
| + | *State highways: CA-49 | ||
| + | *For country routes or other smaller roads, spell them out completely. | ||
==Measurements== | ==Measurements== | ||
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* hour or hours: '''hr''' | * hour or hours: '''hr''' | ||
* minutes: '''min''' | * minutes: '''min''' | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 1 February 2013
Using abbreviations is encouraged in listings.
These abbreviations should be uniform and consistent and generally should not include full stops or periods.
Editors may want to choose the appropriate abbreviation from those below which are both widely understood and unambiguous. However, don't knock yourself out "correcting" Rt to Rte - there is more important work to be done in plunging forward and writing the World's most complete, up-to-date and accurate free Travel Guide!
Note: The abbreviations below are emboldened for clarity of exposition but, of course, we don't use bold face for abbreviations in Wikitravel articles just because its an abbreviation!
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Buildings
- Building: Bldg
- 1st floor: 1F, 2nd floor: 2F, etc
Currencies
See: Wikitravel:Currency
Dates and times
See: Wikitravel:Time and date formats
Facilities
- Air conditioning: air-con
- Wi-Fi is used for wireless internet using access points (hotspots)
Streets and roads
- Avenue: Ave
- Boulevard: Blvd
- Crescent: Cres
- Drive: Dr
- Expressway: Expy
- Freeway: Fwy
- Highway: Hwy
- Jalan: Jl (Road in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore)
- Junction: Jct
- Lane: Ln
- Mount: Mt
- Mountain: Mtn
- Parkway: Pkwy
- Place: Pl
- Road: Rd
- Route: Rte
- Street: St
- Square: Sq
- Turnpike: Tpke
US routes
Numbered highways in the US are abbreviated as follows:
- Interstates: I-80
- National highways: US-395
- State highways: CA-49
- For country routes or other smaller roads, spell them out completely.
Measurements
- kilometre or kilometres: km
- metre or metres: m
- centimetre or centimetres: cm
- mile or miles: mi
- inch or inches: in
- Celsius: °C
- Fahrenheit: °F
- year or years: yr
- hour or hours: hr
- minutes: min
