Question for my Canadian neighbors

[Queasy]

Do you call Postal Code "Post" or Province "Prov."?

Keep doing a google search on this and it comes up with the abbreviations for the provinces instead of the answer to my question.

Thanks!

 

[Howard]

There isn't an offical abbreviation for postal code. We all understand Prov to mean Province, though.

 

[meltdown75]

I don't abbreviate either, ever.

postal code is postal code, province is province.

 

[Steve]

Are you looking for tips on how to write an address in a small space?

 

[Queasy]

Thanks. I'm writing a spec to translate labels so that Canadian users will see Province instead of State and Postal Code instead of ZIP Code. This gets to be a real estate problem on screens and reports where the label is just ZIP or City/State/ZIP. Was wondering if Canadians shortened Postal code down to 'Post' and Province to 'Prov'.

 

[Steve]

Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

I assume you mean how "zip code" is abbreviated to "ZIP". As others have said, no.

Province is seen abbreviated as "Prov." as often as it is seen spelled in full.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Steve
Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

i've never seen "P.C." on an address form. i think most Canucks would obviously know it but I certainly wouldn't put it on a form.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Steve
Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

i've never seen "P.C." on an address form. i think most Canucks would obviously know it but I certainly wouldn't put it on a form.

If I saw that, I would assume either an incorrect abbreviation for Personal Computer, or else "political correctness".

Neither of which you want.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Steve
Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

i've never seen "P.C." on an address form. i think most Canucks would obviously know it but I certainly wouldn't put it on a form.

If I saw that, I would assume either an incorrect abbreviation for Personal Computer, or else "political correctness".

Neither of which you want.

So what about just "Post" or "Post Cd"?

(the end user is a bank and/or a car dealership btw)

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Steve
Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

i've never seen "P.C." on an address form. i think most Canucks would obviously know it but I certainly wouldn't put it on a form.

If I saw that, I would assume either an incorrect abbreviation for Personal Computer, or else "political correctness".

Neither of which you want.

Progressive Conservative. :Q

 

[sdifox]

We are talking about a mailing address form, if you are Canadian and can't figure out what P.C. means in an address form context, you should not be online.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: sdifox
We are talking about a mailing address form, if you are Canadian and can't figure out what P.C. means in an address form context, you should not be online.

Thank you!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: sdifox
We are talking about a mailing address form, if you are Canadian and can't figure out what P.C. means in an address form context, you should not be online.

SRSLY :thumbsup:

Anyone that dumb should be living south of the border

 

[AnitaPeterson]

I am sure many Canadians understand "Zip", and "Code" should also be sufficient... we're talking about an address form, nobody would figure they're being asked about their safe combination!

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
I am sure many Canadians understand "Zip", and "Code" should also be sufficient... we're talking about an address form, nobody would figure they're being asked about their safe combination!

1,2,3,4,5

So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

 

[meltdown75]

any idiot would know what PC means in that context.

i still wouldn't put it on an address form.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
I am sure many Canadians understand "Zip", and "Code" should also be sufficient... we're talking about an address form, nobody would figure they're being asked about their safe combination!

1,2,3,4,5

So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
any idiot would know what PC means in that context.

i still wouldn't put it on an address form.

Yup, we'd figure it out, but it's not the proper way. I suppose that some recent Immigrants and possibly French speakers in Quebec might have difficulty with the abbreviation though.

Most forms I've seen online spell things out and don't use abbreviations for such things. Even "Zip Code"/"State"/"Country" etc are never abbreviated. It's best to avoid any kind of potential confusion.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Steve
Most Canadians will figure out P.C. to mean Postal Code.

i've never seen "P.C." on an address form. i think most Canucks would obviously know it but I certainly wouldn't put it on a form.

If I saw that, I would assume either an incorrect abbreviation for Personal Computer, or else "political correctness".

Neither of which you want.

Progressive Conservative. :Q

Do not want!