37a Use standard abbreviations for titles immediately before and after proper names.

TITLES BEFORE PROPER NAMES

TITLES AFTER PROPER NAMES

Mr. Rafael Zabala

William Albert Sr.

Ms. Nancy Linehan

Valda Coimbra, PhD

Dr. Margaret Simmons

Robert Simkowski, MD

Rev. John Stone

Mia Chin, LLD

Do not abbreviate a title if it is not used with a proper name: My history professor (not prof.) is an expert on race relations in South Africa.

Avoid redundant titles such as Dr. Amy Day, MD. Choose one title or the other: Dr. Amy Day or Amy Day, MD.