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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
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Talk; Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Usage. 2 Optional substitution. 3 List of state names with abbreviations. 4 See also. ... Template: USStateNameToAbb. 5 ...
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This is a customized {} metatemplate, resembling {{Navbox with columns}}, that enables the display of data – usually a single wikilink – beside an abbreviation (also wikilinked) for each of the states (and, optionally, territories) of the United States. For examples of templates that use this template, see this template's WhatLinksHere and ...
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The source (# 6) link, after careful reading, does not say anything about state abbreviations being something that should be avoided. In fact, it says that it is alright to use the abbreviation if you know it. My overall impression is that they are saying that either the abbreviation or state name written in full is perfectly and equally ...
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