Contractions are formed by omitting the middle of a word. In line with British English, do not put a point after the last letter of the contraction.
Truncations are formed by omitting the end of a word and sometimes other letters as well. They are always followed by a point.
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Truncations are formed by omitting the end of a word and sometimes other letters as well. They are always followed by a point.
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Recommended citation:
«Forming contractions and truncations» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=2359> [consulta: 16 abril 2024].