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Using abbreviations is encouraged.<br />  
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In the ''body text'' of articles, the first occurrence of a term to be abbreviated should be spelt out in full with the abbreviation to be used in the rest of the article following immediately afterwards in parentheses.<br />
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These abbreviations should be '''uniform and consistent''' and generally should not include full stops or periods.
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An exception to this rule are those abbreviations and formats listed here and at [[Wikitravel:Currency]], [[Wikitravel:Time and date formats]] and [[Wikitravel:Measurements]]
  
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<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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Abbreviations should be '''uniform and consistent''' and generally should not include full stops or periods.
  
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In prose, do ''not'' use an ampersand (&) instead of spelling out {{o||'''and'''}} in full.
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==Buildings==
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*Building: '''Bldg'''
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*1st floor: '''1F''', 2nd floor: '''2F''', etc
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==Contact==
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Using abbreviations is especially encouraged in [[listing]]s.
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* '''Wi-Fi''' is used for wireless internet using access points (hotspots)
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==Countries==
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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 an up-to-date and accurate free Travel Guide!
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* ''United Kingdom'' should be abbreviated as '''UK''' without periods/full stops, not U.K. (and not G.B. or GB, which is not coterminous with the UK)
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* ''United States of America'' should be abbreviated as '''US''' without periods/full stops, not U.S.A. or U.S.
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==Currencies==
 
==Currencies==
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See: [[Wikitravel:Time and date formats]]
 
See: [[Wikitravel:Time and date formats]]
  
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==Streets and roads==
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==Facilities==
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*Avenue: '''Ave'''
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* Air conditioning: {{o||'''air-con'''}}
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*Boulevard: '''Blvd'''
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* Dormitory: {{o||'''dorm'''}}
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*Court: '''Ct'''
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* Double: {{o||'''dbl'''}}
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*Crescent: '''Cres'''
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* Single: {{o||'''sgl'''}}
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*Drive: '''Dr'''
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* Wireless internet using access points (hotspots): {{o||'''Wi-Fi'''}}
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*Expressway: '''Expwy'''
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*Freeway: '''Fwy'''
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==Geographical==
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*Highway: '''Hwy'''
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[[File:Underhand chop.jpg|frameless|right]]
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*Jalan: '''Jl''' (Road in Indonesia and Malaysia)
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*North: {{o||'''N'''}}
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*Junction: '''Jct'''
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*East: {{o||'''E'''}}
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*Lane: '''Ln'''
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*South: {{o||'''S'''}}
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*Place: '''Pl'''
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*West: {{o||'''W'''}}
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*Road: '''Rd'''
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*Route: '''Rte'''
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===Addresses===
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*Street: '''St'''
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*Avenue: {{o||'''Ave'''}}
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*Boulevard: {{o||'''Blvd'''}}
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*Corner: {{o||'''Cnr'''}}
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*Crescent: {{o||'''Cres'''}}
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*Drive: {{o||'''Dr'''}}
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*Expressway: {{o||'''Expy'''}}
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*Freeway: {{o||'''Fwy'''}}
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*Highway: {{o||'''Hwy'''}}
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*Jalan: {{o||'''Jl'''}} (Road in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore)
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*Junction: {{o||'''Jct'''}}
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*Lane: {{o||'''Ln'''}}
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*Mount: {{o||'''Mt'''}}
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*Mountain: {{o||'''Mtn'''}}
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*Park: {{o||'''Pk'''}}
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*Place: {{o||'''Pl'''}}
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*Road: {{o||'''Rd'''}}
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*Route: {{o||'''Rte'''}}
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*Street: {{o||'''St'''}}
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*Square: {{o||'''Sq'''}}
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*Turnpike: {{o||'''Tpke'''}}
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===Buildings===
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*Building: {{o||'''Bldg'''}}
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*1st floor: {{o||'''1F'''}}, 2nd floor: {{o||'''2F'''}}, etc
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===US routes===
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Numbered highways in the US may be abbreviated like the following examples:
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*Interstates: I-80
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*National highways: US-395
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*State highways: CA-49
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*For county routes or other smaller roads, spell them out completely.
  
 
==Measurements==
 
==Measurements==
 
See: [[Wikitravel:Measurements]]
 
See: [[Wikitravel:Measurements]]
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* kilometre or kilometres: '''km'''
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* kilometre or kilometres: {{o||'''km'''}}
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* metre or metres: '''m'''
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* metre or metres: {{o||'''m'''}}
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* centimetre or centimetres: '''cm'''
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* centimetre or centimetres: {{o||'''cm'''}}
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* mile or miles: '''mi'''
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* mile or miles: {{o|gray|'''mi'''}}
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* inch or inches: '''in'''
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* inch or inches: {{o||'''in'''}}
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* Celsius: '''°C'''
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* Celsius: {{o||'''°C'''}}
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* Fahrenheit: '''°F'''
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* Fahrenheit: {{o|gray|'''°F'''}}
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* year or years: '''yr'''
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* year or years: {{o||'''yr'''}}
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* hour or hours: '''hr'''
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* month or months: {{o||'''mo'''}}
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* minutes: '''min'''
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* hour or hours: {{o||'''hr'''}}
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* minutes: {{o||'''min'''}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 08:58, 10 May 2013

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In the body text of articles, the first occurrence of a term to be abbreviated should be spelt out in full with the abbreviation to be used in the rest of the article following immediately afterwards in parentheses.
An exception to this rule are those abbreviations and formats listed here and at Wikitravel:Currency, Wikitravel:Time and date formats and Wikitravel:Measurements

Abbreviations should be uniform and consistent and generally should not include full stops or periods.

In prose, do not use an ampersand (&) instead of spelling out and in full.

Using abbreviations is especially encouraged in listings.

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 an up-to-date and accurate free Travel Guide!

[edit] Currencies

See: Wikitravel:Currency

[edit] Dates and times

See: Wikitravel:Time and date formats

[edit] Facilities

  • Air conditioning: air-con
  • Dormitory: dorm
  • Double: dbl
  • Single: sgl
  • Wireless internet using access points (hotspots): Wi-Fi

[edit] Geographical

Underhand chop.jpg
  • North: N
  • East: E
  • South: S
  • West: W

[edit] Addresses

  • Avenue: Ave
  • Boulevard: Blvd
  • Corner: Cnr
  • 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
  • Park: Pk
  • Place: Pl
  • Road: Rd
  • Route: Rte
  • Street: St
  • Square: Sq
  • Turnpike: Tpke

[edit] Buildings

  • Building: Bldg
  • 1st floor: 1F, 2nd floor: 2F, etc

[edit] US routes

Numbered highways in the US may be abbreviated like the following examples:

  • Interstates: I-80
  • National highways: US-395
  • State highways: CA-49
  • For county routes or other smaller roads, spell them out completely.

[edit] Measurements

See: Wikitravel: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
  • month or months: mo
  • hour or hours: hr
  • minutes: min

[edit] See also

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