How Do You Spell out State?
Always Lowercase the Word State in Constructions Such As, "The State of Michigan." in General, the Construction the "State Of" Is Unnecessary and Should Not Be...
Always lowercase the word state in constructions such as, "the state of Michigan." In general, the construction the "state of" is unnecessary and should not be used, except as a nonspecific reference to the government of a state or in cases such as "state of Washington" or "state of New York," to distinguish between ...
Do you spell out state names AP style?
When the name of a state name appears in the body of a text, spell it out. When the name of a city and state are used together, the name of the state should be abbreviated (except for Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah).
Do you use periods when abbreviating states?
Do not use state abbreviations simply to save time or space except in an address on an envelope or list. We do not use periods with state abbreviations: CT, NY, NJ.