M6-c Use commonly accepted abbreviations for titles, degrees, and Latin terms.
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Use an accepted abbreviation for titles and degrees.
| Rev. Jesse Jackson | Mr. Roger Smith | Ring Lardner Jr. |
| Diana Lee, M.D. | Dr. Diana Lee | James Boyer, D.V.M. |
Avoid duplication by using a title before a person’s name or a degree after the name but not both.
Reserve Latin terms, such as those listed here, primarily for source citations or comments in parentheses rather than in the text of your essay.
| c. (or ca.) | “circa” or about (used with dates) |
| cf. | compare |
| e.g. | for example |
| et al. | and others (used with people) |
| etc. | and so forth |
| i.e. | that is |