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Saint “Saint” is always abbreviated as a title, and in geographic names unless the author has retained hyphened French place names. In surnames the person's individual preference is followed. Se. Xavier Asthur Saint Claire St. Petersburg, Flovide Oliver St. John Sainte-Crolx, Switzerland Charles Augustin Sainte-Bauve Miscellaneous DDT 1Q Untelligence quotient) EGG (electroencephalogram) LU. (international units) 4-H clubs . M.A. (master of arte) Ch MA (mental age) - N 10° W (points of compass) UN (United Nations) T score v-J Day Tv versus (tert) USS.R. (note periods 21 in U.S.) WRCA (radio station) Parts of publications Spell parts of publications in text, Otherwise, abbreviate as shown below, except at the beginning of a sentence. Cross references within present work Bibliographic citations Appendixes A to C appendixes A-C article 5 art. § (but Art, 5 referring to U.S ‘Constitution } Chapter 2, Chapters 2 to 5 chap, 2; chaps, 2 and 9 (or (Chap. 2 in footnotes) chaps, 2, 8); chaps. 25 columa 3 col. 3 Figure 2 (Fig. 2 fo footnotes) fig. & pages 2 to 10 (pp. 2-10 in footnotes) pp. 1-10; p. xf (front matter) Pert 2 part 2 problen 4 prob, 4 section 3 sec, & series 4 ser, 4 Table S table 8 Volume It (Vol. I is footnotes) vol, 1 of vol. 2 (vol. 2 for pertodical) 16 VI. Numbers and Units of Measure: Numbers in general 1, Spell numbers under 100 sisty-five students 125 colleges 2. Commas are used in figures with four or more digits, except in dates and page numbers and with heat units. 5,000 page 1250 55,000 1300 calories 4,500,000 1000°F 3. For very large numbers, the words “million” and “billion” (but not “thousand”) are used in preference to zeros (see “Approximations,” page 19 for the spelled form). In com- isons, however, zeros may be used if any of the numbers over 1 million have significant digits for hundreds or 27,000,000 as compared with 27,500,000 455.400 children out of « total of 2 million 22 billion dollars 2.9 million dollars 5% million acres 4. Numbers to be contrasted are always treated alike. See samples in number 5. 5, A-tentence should not begin with an arabic number. Rewrite, if necessary, to avoid using the spelled-out form of a number. “Sixteen to one hundred and twenty-five” may be rewritten as “From 16 to 125.” 6. Of two adjacent numbers, one should be spelled. ninety 4-foot desks 125 two-cent stamps 7. In expressions with the word “times” spell numbers below 100 and round numbers above 100 (see “Approzima- tions”). two hundred times es many 8. Figures are used with units of measure, sums of money, per cent, scores, the word “parts” and when the numbers are to be manipulated (see also “Time measurements” under Ab- breviations). 6 inches a score of 16 5 cents § parts aloohol to 3 parts weter Y pes cent divide by 2 iT a