Which one is correct: 1yr or 1yr. or 1 yr? As reported by the Oxford Living Dictionaries (and similarly by the copy of the New Oxford American English that was installed on my Mac Mini) yr is an English abbreviation, but it could be both the abbreviation of year or years, while yrs is the abbreviation for years or yours
punctuation - Are y, m, and d the singular and plural . . . First, is it the right abbreviation? No The common abbreviation is to use "yr" for year As for the plural, we commonly use "yrs" Now to your examples They're both different In the first sentence, you'd write the full words like this The project took exactly 5 years, 2 months and 18 days to complete As for the second sentence, it would be
What prefix should I use to address individuals younger that 18 yrs? Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
british english - Is it formal or informal to use y o as an . . . @EdwinAshworth Well, I wouldn't say registers, which are too broad and speak to overarching social phenomena More formal in certain jargons (technical languages), that is, specific to certain trades and industries, not in certain social contexts or among a specific demograp
Year olds or year-olds - English Language Usage Stack Exchange @tchrist "year-old" is a compound "fifteen–year-old" is a compound created not by combining the words fifteen, year and old with each other on an equal footing (like "vis-a-vis") where one uses hyphens or where one is a prefix (like "non-English-speaking") where one generally uses hyphens but with one part is already a compound and hence some styles favour the dash to keep the compound
1 year old vs. 1 year of age - is one of them the correct form? Under 1 year of age marks a specific upper limit that is reached on the child's first birthday On the other hand, you might refer to a child as "1 year old" at any time between the child's first second birthdays
Is there a word for children under 10 years old? I am looking for the counterpart of the term "teenager" for those who are younger than 10 years old A single word that means something like "elementary school student" is helpful as well