Wudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.feddit.ukimagemessage-square210fedilinkarrow-up1729arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1715arrow-down1imageTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.feddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square210fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenickiwest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoJournalists have always used the old postal abbreviations. It’s part of the Associated Press style. The NYT has its own style guide that doesn’t always match the AP.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe problem is for a lot of those I’m just guessing what they’re supposed to be.
minus-squareID10T@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWhich ones have you guessing? It feels a little insane to read compared to the standard 2 letter abbreviation, but they’re all pretty clear to me.
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoGeorgia, Virginia, and Vt. is Vermont.
Journalists have always used the old postal abbreviations. It’s part of the Associated Press style.
The NYT has its own style guide that doesn’t always match the AP.
The problem is for a lot of those I’m just guessing what they’re supposed to be.
Which ones have you guessing? It feels a little insane to read compared to the standard 2 letter abbreviation, but they’re all pretty clear to me.
What’s Ga. Va. and Gt.
Georgia, Virginia, and Vt. is Vermont.