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about a million years ago

Posted By: sm on 2007-02-03
In Reply to: a.m. or A.M. q.a.m. or q.A.M. - Liz

Subject: about a million years ago

when I was young I was told that abbreviations for latin expressions were lower case. Not sure if that holds true in all cases but mostly its true i.e., a.m., p.m. etc., are all short for latin expressions. someone will correct me if I'm wrong

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a.m. or A.M. q.a.m. or q.A.M. - Liz
- about a million years ago - sm
- q.a.m. - typingforpennies
- BOS II says a.m., AM, or q.a.m. are all fine, but prefer lower case for MT. nm - But use AM/PM without periods if using the caps. n
  - To nm re: AM and PM - Dubious MT
    - not really except to say........sm - but others may do it differently, check BOS2...nm
      - To nm on a.m and p.m. - Dubious MT
- I use a.m. and q.a.m. - but others may do it differently, check BOS2...nm

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