Canadian Style Tip #9: Periods properly omitted

This post is part of the Canadian Style series.

7.08 Periods properly omitted

Do not use periods with acronyms and initialisms and with abbreviations of compass directions, degrees, memberships, and distinctions, SI/metric unit symbols, chemical symbols or mathematical abbreviations.

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