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Show Writer Would Go Limit in State Abbreviations The abbreviation used for Ohio is "O." Apparently Oklahoma and Oregon Ore-gon do not object. But there are six states whose names begin with letters which are not the first letters of the names of any of the other states. These states are : Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania and Utah. Why not use D, F, G, L, P and U for the abbreviations in those cases? Also, West Virginia is the only "West" state. So why not simply use "W. V." Instead of the usual "W. Va."? The only reason rea-son for abbreviations in the first place is the desire to save time and space. Then why not save all the time and space possible, or else use the full name? Why fuss with "Pa.-" and "Penn." and "Penna." when "P." would fill the bill? Worcester Telegram. |