[(2)] Dep’t, treas., sec., gov’t, and similar abbreviations are not permissible.
[(3)] Do not use Xmas and Xtns for Christmas and Christians.
[(4)] MS. and MSS. MS. for manuscript and MSS. for manuscripts. There should be no period after the M.
[(5)] New York. Do not use N. Y. when you refer to New York City.
[(6)] Towns and Cities. Do not abbreviate the names of towns and cities, and avoid abbreviation of the names of states, except when they follow town and city names. See paragraph [29].
[(7)] Titles. It is a proper and decorous system to spell out doctor, professor, general, colonel, captain, major, and like titles. Good book and magazine work oppose abbreviations of such titles. Mr., Mrs., Jr., Sr., are allowed as here written.
[(8)] To wit should not be compounded.
[(9)] Spell out fort, mount, point, port, saint, etc. in every use.
[(10)] Parentheses. Inclose the names of states in parentheses when used in the following way: The Albany (N. Y.) Law School; the Milpitas (Cal.) Gazette. See paragraph [29].
[(11)] Pet Names. Bill, Bob, Jim, Tom, Joe, etc., are not abbreviations, and therefore they need no period after the last letter.