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minus-squarenickiwest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 个月前Journalists have always used the old postal abbreviations. It’s part of the Associated Press style. The NYT has its own style guide that doesn’t always match the AP.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前The problem is for a lot of those I’m just guessing what they’re supposed to be.
minus-squareID10T@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前Which ones have you guessing? It feels a little insane to read compared to the standard 2 letter abbreviation, but they’re all pretty clear to me.
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 个月前Georgia, Virginia, and Vt. is Vermont.
minus-squarenickiwest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前Those are all literally the current standard postal abbreviations, just not in all caps.
Journalists have always used the old postal abbreviations. It’s part of the Associated Press style.
The NYT has its own style guide that doesn’t always match the AP.
The problem is for a lot of those I’m just guessing what they’re supposed to be.
Which ones have you guessing? It feels a little insane to read compared to the standard 2 letter abbreviation, but they’re all pretty clear to me.
What’s Ga. Va. and Gt.
Georgia, Virginia, and Vt. is Vermont.
Those are all literally the current standard postal abbreviations, just not in all caps.