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Ing to most style guides, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are capitalized in titles of books, articles, and songs. You'd also capitalize the first word and (ing to most guides) the last word of a title, regardless of what part of speech they are.

Use the following abbreviations for non-military titles preceding or following personal names: Dr. (Doctor) Esq. (Esquire) Hon. (Honorable) Jr. (Junior) Mr. Mrs. Ms. Messrs. (plural of Mr. )

If a person uses initials for only part of their name, use periods (J. R. R. Tolkien). If a person uses two or more initials to abbreviate their entire name, do not use periods. (FDR, MLK). Latin abbreviations like etc., e.g., c., and i.e. always use periods.

Degree types: Associate degree (no possessive) Bachelor's degree/baccalaureate degree/Bachelor of Arts degree/B.A. degree. Master's degree/Master of Science degree/M.S. degree. Doctoral degree/doctorate/Doctor of Education degree/Ed. D. degree. Law degree/Juris Doctor degree/J.D. degree.

British usage favours omitting the full stop in abbreviations which include the first and last letters of a single word, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr and St; American usage prefers (A) Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr. and St., with full stops. Most other abbreviated titles, however, require a full stop, as shown above.

A person's initials are a kind of abbreviation, and these are usually followed by full stops: John D. Rockefeller, C. Aubrey Smith, O. J. Simpson. Increasingly, however, there is a tendency to write such initials without full stops: John D Rockefeller, C Aubrey Smith, O J Simpson.

When abbreviating a term, use the full term the first time you use it, followed immediately by the abbreviation in parentheses. ing to the American Psychological Association (APA), abbreviations are best used only when they allow for clear communication with the audience.