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Nottinghamshire Notts.

Oxfordshire Oxon.

Other words that are often abbreviated aretitlesbut some of
these should only be abbreviated if the title is followed by
the person’s full name. A full stop should be put after the
abbreviation if it is used.

Capt. Edward Symes

not

Capt. Symes

Rev. Steven Reynolds

not

Rev. Reynolds

Handling contractions

Some words are abbreviated by using the first and last letters
only. These arecontractionsof the original word and do not
usually need a full stop at the end:

Doctor Dr

Mister Mr

Mistress Mrs

Road Rd

Saint St

Street St

No full stop is needed after a contraction.

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