Re: Degree abbreviations

[Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

   Dick Margulis wrote:

     Al Geist wrote:

        I use the AP Style Guide for abbreviations; although, I'm sure you
     could
        find the same rules in the Chicago Manual of Style or some other guide.
        According to AP, academic abbreviations always have a period, including
        M.D.   MPH is acceptable without the periods because it is not an
        abbreviation of a formal name.

     Miles per hour is mph. M.P.H. is Master of Public Health and is as valid
     and formal a degree as M.D. (although I'm using periods here just to
     follow along with Al's use of AP (or is that A.P.) style. I typically
     eliminate all periods in degrees: AB, BA, MS, PhD, MD, ... Nobody has ever
     complained to me about it, and nobody has ever found it confusing.

   Hi Dick,
   Thanks for the info.  Not working in the public health field, I assumed MPH
   stood for miles per hour.  Actually, mph (lower case) is the abbreviation
   for miles per hour (or miles an hour).  As you said, MPH (upper case) is the
   abbreviation for Master of Public Health.  I think the key here is
   consistency.  Set a style, periods or no periods, and stick with it through
   all your documentation.  Journalists may complain if it doesn't agree with
   AP style, but we're a snooty bunch anyway.
   Al

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