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Citation rules/Abbreviations and numbers

Abbreviations and numbers.

Abbreviation spacing, ordinals, numerals, and symbols.

29 rules on 2 pages of the book.

In this chapter

6.1Abbreviations8
6.2Numerals and Symbols21

6.1Abbreviations

6.1(a)Add a space in the abbreviation
6.1(a)Remove the space between initials
6.1(a)Use the reporter’s table form
6.1(b)Add a period after the abbreviation
6.1(b)Add the period on the court abbreviation
6.1(b)Remove the period after the apostrophe
6.1(b)Use periods in the geographic abbreviation
6.1(b)Use periods in the reporter or court name

6.2Numerals and Symbols

6.2(a)Replace the numeral with a word
6.2(a)Replace the word with the numeral
6.2(a)(i)Replace the numeral with a word
6.2(a)(i)Spell out the number or recast the sentence
6.2(a)(iii)Replace the spelled number with a numeral
6.2(a)(vii)Add grouping commas
6.2(a)(vii)Remove the grouping commas
6.2(b)(ii)Remove the superscript
6.2(b)(ii)Use "2nd" in prose
6.2(b)(ii)Use the citation form of the numeral
6.2(c)Add a space after the symbol
6.2(c)Replace the figure with the word
6.2(c)Replace the paragraph symbol with the word
6.2(c)Replace the section symbol with the word
6.2(c)Use "section" in prose
6.2(c)Use the section symbol
6.2(c)Use the section symbol
6.2(d)Pair the symbol with the numeral
6.2(d)Remove the space beside the symbol
6.2(d)Replace “%” with words
6.2(d)Replace “$” with words

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Also in this part of the book: Structure and signals, Typeface conventions, Subdivisions and pincites, Short forms and id., Quotations, Capitalisation, Titles of officials.

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