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"UN English" generally follows British/Oxford usage, although there are a few exceptions: writing "Mr." with the full stop, "sulfur" rather than "sulphur", "1.3
by Symbiote 5y ago
"UN English" generally follows British/Oxford usage, although there are a few exceptions: writing "Mr." with the full stop, "sulfur" rather than "sulphur", "1.30 pm" (not 1:30 pm or 13:30) etc.
I think it's a decent compromise. All the Zs make it look weird to British readers, and all the Us make it look weird to Americans.
https://www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/editorial-manual/punctuation https://www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/editorial-manual/punctua... ("full stop").
- minimilian 5y agoWriting `Mr.' is like writing `3rd.': the point in abbreviations is an ellipsis, but there is nothing after the `r' in `Mister'.
- jimmygrapes 5y agoM'r?
- elliekelly 5y agoThis makes the most sense. Like Ma’am for Madam.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- zozbot234 5y agoWell yes, it should really be Mʳ and 3ʳᵈ. The latter is still in common use, the former not so much.
- minimilian 5y agoAgreed. References to occurrences of M^r are welcome.