It's my understanding that units of time and distance must be abbreviated. As far as the abstract, you should use numerals and if you start a sentence with a number, the APA manual suggests rephrasing the sentence. (see page 13 of the manual). Carol
Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Traci Giuliano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:40 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: nit-picky apa style questions 1. Is it people's understanding that authors MUST abbreviate units of time and distance (e.g., "min" and "ft") or that it is optional? A student pointed out that the APA manual said that abbreviations should be used sparingly, but that if used, they should be consistent throughout. However, in the section that gives examples of abbreviating units, it makes it sound like abbreviating these units is required. Perhaps the manual is talking about other, non-standard abbreviations? 2. It also says in the APA manual that ALL numbers in the abstract should be written as numerals. Does this include numbers at the beginning of a sentence (e.g., "119 participants were..."). I guess that is the definition of "all" :-), but it looks so awkward to me. Thanks! -- \\|||// ( o o ) -------------o00-(_)-00o------------------ Traci A. Giuliano Professor of Psychology Southwestern University Georgetown, TX 78627 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (512) 863-1596;fax (512) 863-1846 http://www.southwestern.edu/~giuliant -------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
