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One very common and important
punctuation
mark
( .
) looks like
a small, dark circle.
When this mark is
used with
numbers, it's called a point. When it's used
in e-mail and WWW addresses,
it's called a dot. In
other
situations, it's called a
period.
In American English, there
are many common
uses
for the period. One use is for abbreviations.
Here are
some commonly used abbreviations
for
directions
and street addresses:
Directions
N.
(North) |
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E.
(East) |
S.
(South) |
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W.
(West) |
N.E.
(Northeast) |
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N.W.
(Northwest) |
S.E.
(Southeast) |
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S.W.
(Southwest) |
N.N.E.
(North
Northeast) |
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E.N.E.
(East
Northeast) |
N.N.W.
(North
Northwest) |
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W.N.W.
(West
Northwest) |
S.S.E.
(South
Southeast) |
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E.S.E.
(East
Southeast) |
S.S.W.
(South
Southwest) |
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W.S.W.
(West
Southwest) |
Street Addresses
Ave.
(Avenue) |
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Hwy.
(Highway) |
Blvd.
(Boulevard) |
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Pkwy.
(Parkway) |
Ct.
(Court) |
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Pl.
(Place) |
Dr.
(Drive) |
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Rd.
(Road) |
Fwy.
(Freeway) |
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St.
(Street) |
Other Address Terms
Apt.
(Apartment) |
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Fl.
(Floor) |
Bldg.
(Building) |
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P.O.B.
(Post
Office Box) |
Dept.
(Department) |
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RR.
(Rural
Route) |
Div.
(Division) |
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Special Notes:
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1.
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Abbreviations for directions
are
often
written
without periods:
N. / N
S.E. /
SE
N.N.W. / NNW
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| 2. |
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Street names are not normally
abbreviated
unless
they are numbered:
First ---> 1st
Twenty-Second --->
22nd
One Hundred Twenty-Fifth --->
125th
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