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The seasons ({{xt|summer}}, {{xt|winter}}, {{xt|spring}}, and {{xt|fall}}/{{xt|autumn}}) and the compass points ({{xt|north}}, {{xt|southwest}}) are not to be capitalized. {{Manual of Style/More|#Calendar items}} {{Manual of Style/More|#Compass points}}
==Abbreviations==
{{shortcut|SMOS:ABB}}
To indicate ''approximately'', the non-italicized abbreviation {{xt|c.}} (followed by a space) is preferred over {{!xt|circa}}, {{!xt|ca.}}, or {{!xt|approx.}} {{Manual of Style/More|CIRCA}}
Write {{xt|US}} or {{xt|U.S.}}, but not {{!xt|USA}}. Use {{xt|US}}, not {{!xt|U.S.}}, in an article using {{xt|UK}}, {{xt|PRC}}, etc. {{Manual of Style/More|NOTUSA}}
Use "{{xt|and}}" instead of the "{{!xt|&}}" sign, except in tables, infoboxes, and official names like {{xt|AT&T}}. {{Manual of Style/More|&}}
==Punctuation==
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