Addresses

Abbreviate words street, anenue, and boulevard only after numbered address

Example: 299 Cowan St.

Never abbreviate drive, highway, place, etc

Example: 123 Perfect Place

Abbreviate campass directions in numbered addresses

Example: 123 N Perfect Place

Spell out alaska and hawaii and state with five or fewer letters

Example: I live in Iowa, I live in FL

For second references, abbreviate all state names

Example: I lived in Nashville, TN