No Spaces Between Letters of an Abbreviation (Except Name Initials)
Abbreviations
Rulebase Summary
Do not use spaces between the letters of an abbreviation. The exception is initials for a person's first and middle names, which are spaced.
BGGP Abbreviation.1 · p.237
Examples
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A. She earned an M. A. in literature.
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A. She earned an M.A. in literature.
No spaces between letters of an abbreviation.
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Q. Were you speaking with M.J. Thompson?
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Q. Were you speaking with M. J. Thompson?
Spaces between initials for a person's first and middle names.
Style Guide References (1)
BGGP
Abbreviation.1
Page 237