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Subject:Re: Usage of the word "thru" From:Nancy Hayes <nancyh -at- PMAFIRE -dot- INEL -dot- GOV> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 1994 20:54:47 GMT
Our in-house style guide goes with "through". "Thru" is sometimes acceptable
in a table, but only if that's the only way to get the information to fit.
(Yes, I know the ---- dot goes inside the quote mark. Is it =my= fault
American punctuation is crazy? ;-) ]
Nancy (nancyh -at- pmafire -dot- inel -dot- gov)
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