How correct is the spelling "Svobodny Ave. Street", "Zhemchugova Alley Street", etc.?
Word the outside(represented by the abbreviation st.) is redundant here. Correctly: Svobodny prospect, Zhemchugova alley.
| Question #254535 | ||
Good afternoon! Please do not leave in trouble! A whole battle broke out over this issue and you are my last hope! Do I need a space between the numeral and the abbreviation or an icon indicating units of measurement, such as "90 mm" or "20%"? Is it all a matter of taste or is there a rule on this?
I will be very glad to any answer! Thank you very much!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
The signs No., % and § are separated by a space from the number (in typographic terminology - “beat off from numbers to half-pin” - see “Reference book of the publisher and author” by A. E. Milchin, L. K. Cheltsova). Between the number and the letter abbreviation of the unit of measurement ( km, mm, cm, kg, g etc.) space is required: 90 mm
| Question #254497 | ||
the year in the date is written together or separately - 01/01/2009. or 01.01.2009
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Space before abbreviation G. needed: 2009 However, if the date is written in numbers, then the word of the year or abbreviation G. after the date is not required.
| Question #254150 | ||
Good afternoon! Please explain: if the author of a popular science publication uses extracts from a document in the text, for example. from the Town Planning Code, is it permissible to change the text of the document or is it necessary to quote exactly? Small changes, eg. "city of Moscow" instead of "city of Moscow", the numbering of points is not indicated.
Thanks a lot.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
In this case, you need to leave a note that for some reason the quotations are given with a reduction or change in the text.
| Question #253139 | ||
I repeat my questions.
1. Is it permissible NOT to put a space between the initials (A.S. Pushkin) and the abbreviation of the name and surname (A. Pushkin).
2. Do I need a comma before "as" in the construction "such ... as", "such ... as", etc. For example, "he studied such sciences as philosophy, sociology ..." What explains the isolation or non-separation and what kind of construction is this?
3. Is there a need for a space in abbreviations, etc., etc., because, i.e.?
Please answer! Thank you!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
1. The absence of a space between the initials of the name and patronymic is allowed; the absence of a space between the initial and the surname is erroneous.
2. A comma is placed (as in a comparative turnover).
3. It is advisable to write with a space.
| Question No. 250405 | ||
Hello! Please tell me how many dots are put at the end of a sentence if it ends with an abbreviation. For example: etc. or etc..
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A period at the end of a sentence is always put alone, including if the sentence ends with an abbreviation: etc.
| Question #244527 | ||
Is there a way to write adjectives like "seven millimeters" with the unit abbreviated (e.g. 7mm)? In your previous answers, only the "7mm" option was offered.
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In special editions, an abbreviation option is possible: 7mm.
| Question #243174 | ||
Hello! In administrative documents, how should the word "year" be written, abbreviated without a space with a dot (2008), or in full (2008)?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
It should be written in full or abbreviated, but with a space before the abbreviation.
| Question #237484 | ||
How to correctly indicate the time designation in official documents?
For example:
9:00 or 9:00 or 9:00, 9:00, 9:00. or other option...
and more ... how to indicate that this is exactly the time?
For example working hours:
from 9:00 to 21:00, 9:00 - 21:00, or another option.Should there be a space between the word (number) and the abbreviation ?
for example:
Moscow or Moscow?
2008 or 2008?
I.I. Ivanovich or I.I. Ivanovich?Thank you in advance!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
1. Possible options: at 9:00, at 9:00, from 9:00 to 21:00, from 9:00 to 21:00, 9:00 - 21:00. Options with a colon are used, as a rule, in scientific and technical documents. 2. In all the examples given, a space is needed.
| Question #236467 | ||
whether there is a space between the abbreviation and the name. for example: Moscow, st. Vaneeva?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Yes, a space is placed: Moscow, st. Vaneeva. A space is a sign of a new word.
| Question #236368 | ||
our organization is referred to as the "branch of LLC "Service" in Tomsk" is it correct to incline the city in application with the abbreviation y. For example, "in the branch of LLC "Service" in Tomsk or is it more correct in Tomsk?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
It's correct here: in Tomsk; in the Tomsk branch of LLC "Service".
| Question #234686 | ||
1. What abbreviation is correct to use in the text of the article when referring to the federal law: FZ No. 94, FZ-94, 94-FZ? 2. Do I need to capitalize the word "federal" when referring to the law, for example: "In accordance with the Federal law ..."
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
1. As a rule, the third option No. 94-FZ is used. 2. In the official title of the document, the word _federal_ is written with a capital letter: _provided by the Federal Law "On ..."_. In other cases, spelling with lowercase is correct.
| Question #229510 | ||
Hello, once again I want to clarify one important issue for us, proofreaders. It is not clear to us why you wrote to me that after "Tue", "Thurs" and such abbreviations without vowels, a full stop is put. In Milchin's reference book for editors and proofreaders, it is written, however, for other similarly abbreviated words (million, billion), that when vowels (abbreviations) are omitted, a dot is not put in the singular nominative case. And I also heard that we had a very experienced proofreader at work that abbreviations like "m", (metro), "zh" (woman) - in newspapers and ads are put without a dot. I would like to clarify one more thing: in the book "Reference book of the proofreader and editor" under the general editorship of Milchin A.E. it is written that million, billion, and similar abbreviations are written without a dot in the nominative and accusative cases of the singular, and in the oblique case of the plural and even the singular, a dot is put: 41 billion (forty-one billion). Is this true now, since I have Milchin's reference book from 1974. Until recently, we in the newspaper put these abbreviations without a dot in any case: both in the plural and in oblique cases. We ask you to excuse us for importunity, but it is very important for us to clarify this issue. Irina
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
The "Reference book of the publisher and author" A. E. Milchin, L. K. Cheltsova (2003) states that _million, billion_ are carved words, words in which letters and (or) syllables are carved, except for initial and final letters, and the rest are contracted into an abbreviated word. Abbreviations _Stb., Mon., Thu._ are mixed abbreviations, abbreviations that combine several ways to form an abbreviation: a carved word with a graphic abbreviation. Thus, the dot is not placed after the carved words, but is placed after the mixed abbreviations.
Further - a quote about _million, billion_: _Although in oblique cases, due to the truncation of case endings, a full stop should have been put, since the word does not end with the last letter, for uniformity it is more expedient to keep the form without a dot in indirect cases_.
As for the abbreviations _m._ and _zh._, there is no reason to write them without dots. Perhaps it was about some internal standards for writing ads in a particular newspaper, for example, in order to save space.
| Question #222913 | ||
How to draw up a caption when there is a need to indicate the place of residence of the hero? Do I need to put a space between the abbreviation "city" and the name of the locality? For example: "Ivan_Ivanov_resident_of_Moscow" or "Ivan_Ivanov_resident_of_Moscow"
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A gap is needed. Possible options: _Ivan Ivanov - a resident of Moscow_ and _Ivan Ivanov, a resident of Moscow_.
| Question #217076 | ||
Hello! I would like to clarify whether a space is needed between the date numbers and the abbreviation "year": for example, 2007. Thank you.
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Hello! Do I need to put a space between the initials of the given name and surname. How true: "Respectfully, A.P." (A.P. - Alexander Pushkin) or “Respectfully, A.P.”?
Spaces are needed. The first option is correct.
| Question #290568 | ||
Hello! Tell me please, do i need to put a space s between an abbreviated word and a number in a reference to regulatory legal acts, for example: "clause 4.1 of article 48 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation"? Thank you.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Numbers are separated by spaces from abbreviated words. Right: clause 4.1 of Art. 48 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation.
| Question No. 290088 | ||
Hello, please explain do i need to put a space between initials and surname when addressing a letter? A.I. Ivanov or A.I. Ivanov
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| Question #278809 | ||
Do I need to put a space after the dot in the initials - A.S. Pushkin or A. S. Pushkin?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Space required: A. S. Pushkin.
Good afternoon!
Tell me please, do i need to put a space between the initials and the surname, when the initials are written before the surname? GOST R 6.30-2003 states that a space is not needed, that is, P.A. Ivanov is the correct spelling. But everywhere I meet spelling with a space, that is, P.A. Ivanov.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A space is needed for linguistic reasons (an initial is a graphic abbreviation of a word; spaces separate words), but in practice it is not set for extralinguistic (non-linguistic) reasons.
| Question #266942 | ||
Please tell me whether it is correct to put a dot after the reduction of pcs (12 pcs) and do i need to put a space between number and contraction? Thanks
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
The point is needed. A space is placed.
| Question #265156 | ||
Please say, do i need to put a space after punctuation mark
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Yes, spaces are placed after punctuation marks (exceptions are the opening parenthesis and opening quotation marks).
| Question #257895 | ||
Hello!
Tell me, (I ask not for the first time), do i need to put a space s between the surname and initials and between the initials themselves? For example, "A.S. Pushkin" - the correct option?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
In both cases, spaces are needed: A. S. Pushkin.
| Question #243365 | ||
Good afternoon!Do I need to put a space between number and % sign?
Thank you.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A space is placed.
| Question #243155 | ||
Hello! Do I need to put a space between number and number? Example: #123
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Yes, a space is put (in typographical practice - a short space, half-pin).
| Question #239945 | ||
Just asked a question. (Good afternoon, tell me if the word "year" is abbreviated as "g.", do i need to put a spaceEvgeny Bragin
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The answer of the reference service of the Russian languageA space is needed, right: 2008)
Please, tell me, is there any document that you are guided by? Thanks
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
An example of such registration is given in the Standard Instructions for Paperwork in Federal Executive Authorities (clause 2.6.9). But even without fixing this norm in any document, the use of a space has a purely linguistic justification: a space is a sign of a new word.
| Question #239938 | ||
Good afternoon, tell me if the word "year" is abbreviated as "g.", do i need to put a space between, for example, 2008 and "g"? It seems to me that this is necessary, because two different words. But we had doubts in the department, maybe it was 2008? Please clarify.Evgeny Bragin
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A space is needed, right: 2008
| Question #238876 | ||
Hello! Please tell me how to format a letter fraction in an address, i.e. uppercase or lowercase must be a letter and do i need to put a space between the immediate house number and the letter fraction (for example, Gogol 3A, ZA, 3a or 3a). Thanks in advance for your reply
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
It is customary to write a letter in a lowercase letter and together with the last digit of the number. Correctly: Gogol, 3a
| Question #236981 | ||
Hello! Please tell me when writing the last name and initials - do i need to put a space between the letters of the name and patronymic? Pushkin A.S. or Pushkin A.S.? Thank you!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
The simplest rule is that spaces should be single. Anything more is a sign of technical incompetence. So in any incomprehensible situation, autocorrect clean the text from excess emptiness.
Exception. There is one incredibly elegant trick from the English tradition - to put two spaces between sentences. This is not a rule, not even a wish. But it looks great.
Abbreviations
Spaces with abbreviations are used in the same way as with words after decoding abbreviations (spaces are inserted):
- the city of Moscow (not the city of Moscow, because after deciphering the "city" the city of Moscow will be merged into one word);
- st. Great Man, d. 1;
- m. st. 1905;
- A. Pushkin (not A. Pushkin - Alexander Pushkin);
- because, i.e. (not because - since, not i.e. - i.e.);
- 15, Art. 185 of the Civil Code (not clause 15 - clause 15, not article 185 of the Civil Code - article 185 of the Civil Code).
Number (No. and No.)
A space is placed after the English abbreviation "No." and after the "No" sign: Passport No. PE1234500 (not Passport No. PE1234500).
Percent (%)
Everything is muddy here. There was GOST, which required writing a percentage through a space.
But tradition is stronger. Base position - between a digit or number and a "%" sign no space is placed: 75% (not 75%).
Non-breaking spaces
Aerobatics are inseparable gaps. Non-breaking spaces are needed so that words (and other elements) that are separated by such spaces remain on the same line. For example, it is unacceptable for the initials to remain on one line and the surname to be on the next. To put a non-breaking space, you need to press Ctrl + Shift + Space.
Non-breaking spaces, in particular, are used in the following cases:
- between initials and surname;
- between digits of numbers;
- between abbreviations of the city, street, house, point, part, article, etc. (by the way, “etc.” is also written through non-breaking spaces);
- in English language after the designation of the currency and the abbreviations "Mr" and "Ms";
- after No. and "No";
- in a bunch of other cases.
The correct placement of non-breaking spaces can be checked by clicking the Show/Hide button ¶ on the standard Word toolbar. Non-breaking spaces will appear as circles.
How to write correctly in texts for people: "individual" or "individual" or something else? We write legal texts, where this definition is often found. Sometimes even in the headlines: for example, "Bankruptcy of an individual: who is it suitable for." It seems that " individual" sounds somehow unnatural: no one talks like that anymore.
Word natural person recorded by the Russian Spelling Dictionary, ed. V. V. Lopatina and O. E. Ivanova 2012, reduction physical face(with a space after the period) follows the rules, so both options are possible in written speech.
Question #300855 Hello. How are extensions written in English? For example, 21(st)? 21 st - with space ? 21st - no space? Or should it be a superscript (no space, apparently)? Thank you.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Unfortunately, we are ready to advise only on issues related to the Russian language.
Question #299588 Hello, what is the correct way to spell "moore meow"? Through a hyphen or separately?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
The spelling is not codified. You can write with a space or a hyphen.
Question No. 298191 Hello! How to put a footnote sign with a space after a sentence or without a space? This is an example with a footnote*. Or so. This is an example with a footnote *.
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Question No. 297191 Good afternoon! We didn't like them. Please, tell me, is it necessary to put a hyphen "to your liking"? Thank you.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Correct spelling with spaces: to your liking.
Question #296030 Hello, please tell me how to write the abbreviations "that is", "and the like", "and so on" correctly. Do I need a space between the exact and the letter? For example, i.e. or i.e.? And the second question - a footnote to the word with or without a space? Thanks in advance.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Spaces in abbreviations are needed: i.e., etc., etc.
The footnote mark is separated from the word by a space.
Question No. 295027 Good afternoon. Faced the following question: how to correctly specify the size of p.43 or with a space p. 43? And what about sizes like S, M, XL?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
A space between the abbreviation and the number (or Latin letter) naming the size is required.
Question No. 294432 Good afternoon! Can you please tell me if there is a space between the number and the percentage symbol (%)? For example, 10% or 10%, which is correct? Thanks a lot!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Correct with a space.
Question No. 293205 Hello, please tell me the correct declension of complex foreign names, such as Jean-Jacques, Pierre-Michel, Frank-Walter. Jean-Jacques or Jean-Jacques? With Pierre-Michel or Pierre-Michel? As far as I understand, in such variants as Pierre-Henri, the first name is declined
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
As a rule, the first parts of names written with a space (separate from the subsequent name) are inflected, and the first parts of names written with a hyphen are not inflected.
Is there a space after "P." abbreviated P.S. (i.e. postscript)? Thank you!
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Correct with spaces: P.S.
Question No. 291077 Please tell me how the initials are written in a business letter - to I.I. Ivanov or I.I. Ivanov. In one of your answers to a question, the first option is indicated, and in answering another question, you offer the second option. What is the correct way to write initials? claw
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Initials are written with a space: I. I. Ivanov.
Question No. 290051 Do I need a hyphen in the phrase old-new friend?
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Correct spelling with spaces: old new friend. A hyphen option is also possible.
Question #288867 Dear employees of Gramota, for some reason you completely stopped answering my questions. But I'll try again. Tell me, please, how to write the word "complex coordinated" correctly (jointly, separately or with a hyphen). And the second question: how is it correct to write the initials before the surname on the cover of the book - with a space between the initials (A.S. Pushkin) or without (A.S. Pushkin)? I look forward to an answer. Thank you! Sincerely, Gapa
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
1. There is no dictionary fixation. Correctly: complexly coordinated. Wed: compound abbreviated.
2. Correct with a space.
Question #287415 Hello! Answer please. Is it necessary to put a space between the number and the abbreviated unit of heat? For example: 16Gcal. or 16 Gcal.
The answer of the reference service of the Russian language
Correct with a space. Please note: this abbreviation is written without a dot.
How to write initials with a space or not?
You can find such options: A.S. Pushkin (there are no spaces either between the initials, or between the initials and the surname), A.S. Pushkin (there is a space between the initials and the surname), A. S. Pushkin (there are spaces everywhere). And it also happens like Pushkin AS (without dots). Which of these is correct?
According to the rules of the Russian language, abbreviated words, which include initials, end with a dot, a space is placed after the dot. Then, it’s true A. S. Pushkin or Pushkin A. S. But in GOSTs and laws you can see other spellings.
The study of this issue turned out to be very interesting. There is no hard and fast rule in modern spelling. You can meet the rules different options writing. Moreover, the editors of the magazines are right that they style the initials the way they do them. The publication has the right to set its own standard.
Website grammar.en, which is the official website of the Russian language, says that spaces should be, but I quote: “The problem is that, as far as we know, there is not a single GOST or reference book that would contain an unambiguous indication - either that there must be a space between initials, or that a space is not allowed between initials. You can focus on the examples given in GOSTs and reference books, but in some cases there are gaps, in others they are not.”
There are a lot of discussions of this problem, opinions, arguments, links. It's just a "war of edits" when one editor says that you need to put spaces, and the other proves the opposite.
A small digression into the history of the problem. If you look at books published by classical publishing houses in the Soviet era, you can see that there are gaps. But somewhat reduced compared to regular spaces. In typography, such gaps are called spacing. There is no spacing on a typewriter or on a computer keyboard. That is, you can either put the same space everywhere or not put it at all.
The difficulty is also that you cannot break the initials or tear them off from the surname. It is impossible to have A. S. on one line and Pushkin on the other. If everything is written together, then the rule will be observed without any additional effort.
Needless to say, a professional typesetter will ensure that the initials do not come off even if there is a space between them, and the author, who owns a computer keyboard, will not allow a gap. There is a "non-breaking gap" for this.
However, in the textbooks on office work, rules are given continuous spelling initials - A.S. Supporters of the classical rules of the Russian language say that such textbooks and GOSTs were not written by linguists, and one cannot fully rely on them, they give examples from encyclopedias. It is worth recalling that there is no strict rule, and both are right.
One of the researchers writes that the incorrect (without spaces) spelling of initials is so common that it has become habitual, as a result, the correct spelling
(with spaces) hurts the eye. Personally, the classical rules are closer to me, writing without spaces hurts the eye.Among the discussions came across a very good summary of the sources of the rules for writing initials. I will give the text from the site "People's Map Club" (Yandex Maps):
Arguments against spaces:
- GOST R 7.0.5-2008, regulating bibliographic references, clearly indicates the spelling "A.S. Pushkin";
- in many other GOSTs that regulate the official document flow, “A.S. Pushkin” is found (rather haphazardly) on a par with “A.S. Pushkin", while "A. S. Pushkin "does not occur at all;
- in official documents, as a result, in the last 20 years there has been a tradition to use one of these two non-space descriptions (for example, signatures in Federal laws);
- there is a well-established tradition in the design of official state databases to use the full name as a unique identifier in the form of “Pushkin A.S.”, and it is required to maintain uniformity with these databases.
- GOST R and others regulations were not accepted by linguists and are not regulatory documents for the Russian language as a whole, these are just documents of administrative bodies one of countries where Russian is the official language;
- in Russian, spaces are placed between all words (and initials are abbreviated words), a capital letter in the middle of a word is unacceptable, and there is not a single indication (for example, in the Rosenthal reference book) that this rule should not be observed for initials;
- in Wikipedia, as a result of the consensus of a fairly large community, spelling with spaces has long been accepted: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_formatting#.D0.97.D0.BD.D0.B0.D0.BA.D0. B8_.D0.BF.D1.80.D0.B5.D0.BF.D0.B8.D0.BD.D0.B0.D0.BD.D0.B8.D1.8F ;
- Gramota.ru also for spaces:
