The English Oracle

Which (if any) is correct: est., estd., or est'd.?

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00:00 Which (If Any) Is Correct: Est., Estd., Or Est'D.?
00:35 Answer 1 Score 0
00:45 Answer 2 Score 1
01:01 Accepted Answer Score 7
01:41 Answer 4 Score 6
01:52 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 7


There is no single correct way to write it. Estd seems more common on older signs, or things that were established longer ago.

I've seen Estd written in many different ways:

  • ESTḌ 1862

  • ESTD 1824

  • ESTD 1817

  • Estd. 2001

Likewise for Est:

  • EST. 1946

  • Est. 2002

  • EST 1937

The capitalisation usually depends if the accompanying name or text is capitalised.



ANSWER 2

Score 6


Heinz factories buildings (some are no longer producing) that are now Apartment Lofts in Pittsburgh has the abbreviation for Established as EST'B'D.



ANSWER 3

Score 1


I have seen both

EST 1854

and

Est. 1854

though I tend to think Est. 1854 is more common.



ANSWER 4

Score 0


In most of the advertisements and signs, it is Capital, with no period

EST 1854