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One time you don’t want to abbreviate “Ohio”

Actually, we don’t think you should ever have to abbreviate “Ohio.” It simply ain’t that long a word.

But if you were ever to abbreviate it, this wouldn’t be the time:

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We’d also argue that’s not the world’s greatest abbreviation of Michigan, either. Whatever happened to AP style?

We caught this gem at Fark. Find the original story at Toledo’s WTOL.

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2 Responses to “One time you don’t want to abbreviate “Ohio””

  1. Mike Higdon Says:
    January 28th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Shouldn’t those be in all caps too? MI raping OH boy, not with periods?

  2. Charles Apple Says:
    January 28th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    That would be correct, Mike, if they intended to use the official U.S. Post Office abbreviations. But AP style is to NOT use those two-letter, all-caps abbreviations.

    The AP abbreviation for Michigan is “Mich.” AP style is to not abbreviate Ohio at all.

    Assuming they WANT to use AP style on their web site. It’s cases like this one that prove AP has a good style.

 

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