the accepted abbreviation.
Roles and ranks
District manager or Area manager – write out in full for first mention, but acceptable to abbreviate to DM or AM on second mention. Avoid abbreviating in formal publications. For police and military ranks, always write out in full to avoid confusion, eg Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, etc. Can be abbreviated to Coun after first mention Use capitals for each letter if each letter is pronounced individually, eg CQC, NHS (note: do not place full stops between the letters) Doctor abbreviated to Dr in front of name. Professor is never shortened
Councillor
Organisational names
Professions and titles Junior/senior (after names)
Abbreviate to Jr or Sr
Units of measurement (Imperial)
Distance : Miles (no abbreviation), yards (yds), feet (ft), inches (in). Weight : Tons (no abbreviation), stones (no abbreviation), pounds (lb), ounces (oz). Volume : Gallons (no abbreviation), pints (no abbreviation), fluid ounces (fl oz). Speed : Miles per hour (mph) For describing area, measurements such as acre, hectare, should be written out in full. Distance : Kilometres (km), metres (m - but write out in full where it could be confused with an abbreviation for millions), centimetres (cm), millimetres (mm). Weight : Tonnes (no abbreviation), kilograms (kg), grams (g). Volume : litres (no abbreviation), millilitres (ml). Speed : Kilometres per hour (kph)
Units of measurements (Metric)
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