S16: Names placement
  
 

4d) abbreviation/division
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Things to consider:

  • word division (into syllables) should be linguistically correct (see module 14 on "Toponymical Guidelines")

  • divide between generic (#112) and specific (#307) elements

  • division required by space and/or clarity

  • use standard abbreviations

 
 
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