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21 gru 2011 · Versus is first recorded in English, in a legal context, in the mid-fifteenth century. It is frequently abbreviated, as you say, to v., but ver. and vs. are also found. In fact, vs. is the only abbreviation in the supporting citations in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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According to the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook, the all-around standard hailed by professional journalists everywhere, you should always fully say or spell out the word “versus” in the context of writing and speaking.
21 maj 2024 · v. or vs.? How to pick the correct versus abbreviations. Most of the time, we abbreviate the word versus as vs. For people asked to pick a pet preference, it might be called “cats vs. dogs.” If you’re expecting a big check, you might have an internal debate about “saving vs. spending.”
22 maj 2020 · Find out which versus abbreviation is correct for your situation. Know when to use vs. or vs and when you should use v. instead.
In British English, vs should not have a full stop because it ends in the final letter of "versus". In American English it should end with a period because it is abbreviated. – Charles
Should I Use vs. or vs? The word “versus” is abbreviated in two principal ways, either as “vs.” or “v.” In the USA, it is customary to use a period on all abbreviations, including “vs.”; however, in the UK, the period is usually omitted. Also, “v.” is used more in a legal context than in sports.
24 mar 2019 · In writing, when should one use the abbreviation "vs." as opposed to the full "versus"? This abbreviation seems to have special status from common usage. What is the origin of that, and in what writing contexts is it important?
