[talk-au] Incorrectly expanding abbreviations

Jim Croft jim.croft at gmail.com
Wed Mar 10 22:32:53 GMT 2010


There is an almost universal rule in style manuals - full stop after
an abbreviation, not after a contraction.

but you can not control what people choose to do with 'style'... :)

jim

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Michael Hampson <mc.hampson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Banks statements have st.george as in the logo in the previous photo. It
> also has St.George in the text information section and St. George Bank
> Limited (with . and space) on the top right with their ABN etc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Hampson
> Ph: 02 4739 4938
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:40 AM, Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010, John Smith wrote:
>> > On 10 March 2010 22:24, Richard Colless <firefly at ar.com.au> wrote:
>> > > If you are correcting the bank name, it is actually "St.George" -
>> > > includes the full stop, but no spaces. Check their website.
>> >
>> > I'll have to find a branch locally and see what's on their signs...
>> >
>>
>>
>> http://billiau.net/zoph/photo.php?photo_id=5505
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