[Scribus] short words

bart at solozone.com bart
Thu Dec 23 21:48:34 CET 2004


bart at solozone.com writes

;;Here is alist of frequent short words in American
;usage. Note the US but not UK usage uses dots (periods, 'full stops'.)
;I do not know British Air rank abbrs. Actual US militry usage internally
;is, e. g. "MGEN Brasshat." They put this on the entrances to their bases
;also on their official lists. There are many enlisted ranks.
; Consult also CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE 14th ed. Ch. 14, p. 459ff.
; query: what about TRAILING honorifics e.g., "Prof. John Q. Smith, Jnr., M.D., F.R.S.,
;F.R.C.P." and such like?
;
Pfc.
Cpl.
Sgt.
S. Sgt.
M. Sgt.
1st. Lt.
2nd. Lt.
Lt.
Capt.
Maj.
Lt. Col.
Col.
Brig. Gen.
Maj. Gen.
Lt. Gen.
Gen.
Ens.
Lt. (jg)
Lt. Cmdr.
Cmdr.
R. Adm.
V. Adm.
Adm.
Secy.
Asst. Secy.
Sup. ;"Supervisor of USA City or County"
Supv. ; do. [="ditto"]
Sen.
Rep.
Lt. Gov.
Gov.
Pres. 
Asst. Prof.
Assoc. Prof.
Fr. 
Msgr.
Abp. ; Archbishop (R. C .C usage)
Card. ; Cardinal (inverted usage e.g., "F[rancis]. Card. Spellman, Abp., N. Y., 1946-")






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