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My personal rule is that two-letter state abbreviations should only be used on postal addresses. For writing, spell it out, or use the longer abbrev. (like Cali
by function_seven 5y ago
My personal rule is that two-letter state abbreviations should only be used on postal addresses. For writing, spell it out, or use the longer abbrev. (like Calif., or Colo.)
I live in Ontario, CA. Pop quiz, where do I live? :)
- joegahona 5y agoThis is the correct advice. Postal abbreviations should be used for postage only. If you're a newspaper writer who for whatever reason is constrained for space, feel free to use Associated Press abbreviations like "Calif." if and only if it's preceded by a city. In all other cases, spell it out. Nobody should have to think more than a nanosecond what state you mean when you write MS (Mississippi? Missouri? Massachusetts?) or AK (Alaska? Arkansas?).
- kvonhorn 5y agoOntario.
- function_seven 5y agoMy quiz should have been: "Does my milk come in a carton or a bag?"
- kvonhorn 5y agoCanada. I suspect that most Americans don't know that bag is an option.
- diggernet 5y agoCalifornia. If it were Canada, you would have said "where do I live, eh?"