When reading articles in magazines and newspapers I have come across some abbreviations that have me perplexed. I wonder to myself "what does that mean? Should I know that?" As a result I chose to do my final grammar post about abbrevaitions and their correct use in acedemic writing.
Here are a few rules one should take into account when writing:
1- Am I writing about a subject that my audience will be well informed about?
2- Is it proffesional to abbreviate this word?
If the answer to these questions seems unclear to you, always error on the side of caution.
For more detailed and absolute rules I found a website that contained some great information. Click here for further info. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/abbreviations.htm
Here are is a short list of a few DON'T ABBREVIATE:
1. Words such as through (thru), night (nite).
2. Days of the week or months of the year (in the normal flow of text).
3. Words at the beginning of a sentence.
4. States' names such as Mass. (for Massachusetts) or Conn. (for Connecticut).
1. Words such as through (thru), night (nite).
2. Days of the week or months of the year (in the normal flow of text).
3. Words at the beginning of a sentence.
4. States' names such as Mass. (for Massachusetts) or Conn. (for Connecticut).
5. Courses such as econ (for economics) or poli sci (for political science).
Great Idea for a grammer post Maddi. It is something that not everyone thinks about and it just becomes habit to some of us even though not everyone in our audience understands it. So we do need to cautious when we go to abbreviate or shorten words.
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