But lowercase these common nouns when they stand alone or in subsequent references: “The party did not have a candidate for president,” “She nearly drowned in the river.” Lowercase all plural uses of common nouns: the Libertarian and Green parties, the Monongahela and Ohio rivers.
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Postal Service abbreviations for states: The exception is if you are providing a full address, including ZIP code: “Send contributions to Relief Fund, Box 185, Pasadena, CA 91030”.
Be sure to use the stylebook abbreviations, and not the U.S.Spell out the names of all states when used alone: “He lives in Montana.” Abbreviate state names of seven or more letters when used with a city name, with commas before and after the abbreviation: “Pittsburgh, Pa., is a great weekend getaway spot for people who live in Youngstown, Ohio.” You’ll find the list of acceptable abbreviations under State Names in the hardcover and digital version of the AP Stylebook.Abbreviate junior or senior directly after a name, with no comma to set it off: "Justin Wilson Jr.".Use an apostrophe and spell out academic degrees: “She holds a bachelor’s degree.” Use abbreviations for degrees only when you need to include a list of credentials after a name and set them off with commas: “Peter White, LL.D., Ph.D., was the keynote speaker.”.Don’t put unfamiliar abbreviations in parentheses after the first reference: “The American Copy Editors Society (ACES), for example, would either be repeated as the full name on subsequent references or replaced by a generic reference, such as "the society.".In most cases, however, the stylebook suggests using a generic reference such as "the agency" or "the alliance" for all references after the first. Less well-known, but still common ones-such as OSHA and NATO-can be used after you spell out the full name on the first mention. Use only the most commonly recognized abbreviations: The most common,-such as NASA, FBI, and CIA-can be used on all references.