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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

City and state as adjective

The Sacramento, CA, rock band debuted Saturday night at Parson's Bar and Grill.

The Dallas, TX, man was arrested on conspiracy charges.

My questions are - Can I use the two-letter postal state abbreviations in lieu of the standard abbreviations - i.e., Calif. and Tex.?

Also, I believe that a comma would also follow the state when the city and state serve as an adjective before a noun. Do you agree?

Thanks.
  

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The two-letter USPS code is now the accepted standard abbreviation, to the extent that Calif. now looks odd to me-- and I'm from California. Remember, however, that either abbreviation may be unfamilar to your reader, so use the full form when you are unsure and when writing formally.

— Mister Micawber

  • The two-letter USPS code is now the accepted standard abbreviation, to the extent that Calif.
  • now looks odd to me-- and I'm from California.
  • Remember, however, that either abbreviation may be unfamilar to your reader, so use the full form when you are unsure and when writing formally.
  • Yes, the comma should follow the state name or abbreviation, though I commonly omit it, as it slows the sentence flow overmuch.
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The two-letter USPS code is now the accepted standard abbreviation, to the extent that Calif. now looks odd to me-- and I'm from California. Remember, however, that either abbreviation may be unfamilar to your reader, so use the full form when you are unsure and when writing formally.

Yes, the comma should follow the state name or abbreviation, though I commonly omit it, as it sl
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