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State Abbreviation Postal codeNew York N.Y. NYNorth Carolina N.C. NCNorth Dakota N.D. NDOhio Ohio OHOklahoma Okla. OKOregon Ore. ORPennsylvania Pa. PARhode Island R.I. RISouth Carolina S.C. SCSouth Dakota S.D. SDTennessee Tenn. TNTexas Texas TXUtah Utah UTVermont Vt. VTVirginia Va. VAWashington Wash. WAWest Virginia W.Va. WVWisconsin Wis. WIWyoming Wyo. WYDistrict of Columbia D.C. DCsystemwide, universitywideOne word.telephone numbersAlways include the area code and use hyphens instead of parentheses or periodsin telephone numbers.715-346-0000 (Not: (715) 346-3000 or 715.346.0000)that or whichThat refers to persons or things, who to people or animals, and which onlyto things or subhuman entities.The person who teaches Spanish is my sister.The class that draws the most students is Contemporary Film.She bought The World is Ours, which was published for the centennial ofUW-Stevens Point.Writing Style GuideThat introduces restrictive clauses. Which or that may introduce nonrestrictiveclauses, but, in current usage, which is more common.We will visit the facility that is located near Lake Superior.(Since we didn’t name the facility, the clause is restrictive—the clauseidentifies it.)We will visit Treehaven, which is located near Tomahawk. (Since weidentify Treehaven, the clause is nonrestrictive.)27