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Some abbreviations
e. g. : stands for: exempli gratia, and means: for example.
i. e. : stands for: id est, and means: that is.
Days:
| Sun.: Sunday |
| Mon.: Monday |
| Tues.: Tuesday |
| Wed.: Wednesday |
| Thurs.: Thursday |
| Fri.: Friday |
| Sat.: Saturday |
Months:
| Jan.: January |
| Feb.: February |
| Mar.: March |
| Apr.: April |
| May |
| June |
| July |
| Aug.: August |
| Sept.: September |
| Oct.: October |
| Nov.: November |
| Dec.: December |
Time:
| Sec.: second |
| hr.: hour |
| mo.: month |
| yr.: year |
| B.C.: Before Christ |
| A.D.: Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) |
| A.M.: ante-meridiem (before noon) |
| P.M.: post-meridiem (after noon) |
| M.P.H.: miles per hour |
| r.p.m: revolutions per minute |
Years and times of day:
| A.D.: anno domini. Latin. After the birth of Christ. Example A.D. 1900. |
| A.M.: ante meridiem; Latin, before noon. |
| P.M.: post meridiem. |
| B.C.: before Christ; the years before the birth of Christ. |
The principal time zones in the United States:
| EST: Eastern Standard Time |
| CST: Central Standard Time |
| MST: Mountain Standard Time |
| PST: Pacific Standard Time |
Canadian provinces:
| Alta.: Alberta |
| B.C.: British Columbia |
| Man.: Manitoba |
| N.B.: New Brunswick |
| Nfld.: Newfoundland |
| N.S.: Nova Scotia |
| Ont.: Ontario |
| P.E.I.: Prince Edward Island |
| P.Q. or Que. : Quebec |
| Sask.: Saskatchewan |
| N.W.T.: North west Territories |
Some countries:
| Can.: Canada |
| U.S.A.: United States of America |
| G.B.: Great Britain |
| U.K. : United Kingdom |
| N.Z.: New Zealand |
American states:
| Ala.: Alabama |
| Alas.: Alaska |
| Ariz.: Arizona |
| Ark.: Arkansas |
| Cal.: California |
| Colo.: classado |
| Conn.: Connecticut |
| Del.: Delaware |
| Fla.: Florida |
| Ga.: Georgia |
| Hawaii |
| Idaho |
| Ill.: Illinois |
| Ind.: Indiana |
| Iowa |
| Kan.: Kansas |
| Ky.: Kentucky |
| La.: Louisiana |
| Maine |
| Md.: Maryland |
| Mass.: Massachusetts |
| Mich.: Michigan |
| Minn.: Minnesota |
| Miss.: Mississippi |
| Mo.: Missouri |
| Mont.: Montana |
| Neb.: Nebraska |
| Nev.: Nevada |
| N.H.: New Hampshire |
| N.J.: New Jersey |
| N.Mex.: New Mexico |
| N.Y.: New York |
| N. Car.: North Carolina |
| N.Dak.: North Dakota |
| Ohio |
| Okla.: Oklahoma |
| Ore.: Oregon |
| Pa.: Pennsylvania |
| R.I.: Rhode Island |
| S. Car.: South Carolina |
| S.Dak.: South Dakota |
| Tenn.: Tennessee |
| Texas |
| Utah |
| Vt.: Vermont |
| Va.: Virginia |
| Wash.: Washington |
| W.Va.: West Virginia |
| Wis.: Wisconsin |
| Wyo.: Wyoming |
| D.C.: District of Columbia |
Jobs and titles:
| Appt.: appointment |
| B.A.: Bachelor of Arts (basic college degree) |
| CPA: certified public accountant |
| DDS: doctor of dental surgery (dentist) |
| Expd. experienced |
| Jr.: Junior |
| K: thousand |
| M.A.: Master of Arts (advanced college degree) |
| M.D.: medical doctor |
| Mr.: Mister |
| Mrs.: Missus (variation of mistress, a title formerly used for married women) |
| Ms.. title used for a female of any age |
| Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy (advanced college degree) |
| RN: registered nurse |
| Sr.: senior |
| Ald.: Alderman |
| Dr.: Doctor |
| G.P.: General Practitioner |
| Hon.: Honorable |
| Jr.: Junior |
| J.P.: Justice of the peace |
| M.L.A.: Member of the Legislative Assembly |
| M.P.: Member of Parliament |
| Mr.: Mister |
| Br.: Brother |
| Mrs.: Mistress |
| Prof.: Professor |
| Q.C.: Queen’s Counsel |
| Rev.: Reverend |
| Sr.: Senior |
| Supt.: Superintendent |
| St.: Saint |
Academic:
| B.A.: Bachelor of Arts |
| M.A.: Master of Arts |
| B.Com.: Bachelor of Commerce |
| B.Ed.: Bachelor of Education |
| B.Eng.: Bachelor of Engineering |
| B.Sc.: Bachelor of Science |
| C.A.: Chartered Accountant |
| LL.B.: legum baccalaureus (Bachelor of Laws) |
| M.D.: Medical Doctor |
| Ph.D.: Doctor of philosophy |
| Treas.: Treasurer |
| Sec.: Secretary |
| Pres.: President |
| Vice-pres.: Vice-President |
| M.C.: Master of ceremonies |
| V.I.P.: Very important person (Slang) |
Canadian politic parties:
| Cons.: Conservative |
| Ind.: Independent |
| Lib.: Liberal |
| N.P.D.: New Democratic Party |
Building:
| a/c: air conditioning |
| Apt. : Apartment |
| CAC: central air conditioning |
| conv.: convenient |
| fl.: floor |
| incl. util.: Including utilities (rent includes charges: water, gas, and electricity) |
| kit. : kitchen |
| res. mgr./supt.: resident manager/superintendent |
| rms. : rooms |
| stud. : studio |
| wbf: wood-burning fireplace |
| w/w: wall-to-wall carpeting |
Locations:
| Ave.: Avenue |
| bldg.: building |
| Blvd.: Boulevard |
| Dr.: Drive |
| Pkwy.: Parkway |
| Pl.: Place |
| P.O.: post office |
| Rd.: Road |
| RFD: rural free delivery (used in rural addresses) |
| Rte.: Route |
| Sq.: Square |
| St.: Street |
| Ave.: Avenue |
| Cres.: Crescent |
| Dr.: Drive |
| R.R.: Rural Route |
Symbols:
| /: for (“3/$2” means three items for two dollars) |
| $: Dollars |
| %: Percent |
| #: Number |
| ã: Copyright |
| ¢: Cents |
| @: For each |
| C/o: in care of |
| &: And |
Country Codes:
| Anguilla : AI |
| Argentina : AR |
| Australia : AU |
| Austria : AT |
| Belgium : BE |
| Brazil : BR |
| Canada : CA |
| Chile : CL |
| China : CN |
| Costa Rica : CR |
| Denmark : DK |
| Dominican Republic : DO |
| Ecuador : EC |
| Finland : FI |
| France : FR |
| Germany : DE |
| Greece : GR |
| Hong Kong : HK |
| Iceland : IS |
| India : IN |
| Ireland : IE |
| Israel : IL |
| Italy : IT |
| Jamaica : JM |
| Japan : JP |
| Luxembourg : LU |
| Malaysia : MY |
| Mexico : MX |
| Monaco : MC |
| Netherlands : NL |
| New Zealand : NZ |
| Norway : NO |
| Portugal : PT |
| Singapore : SG |
| South Korea : KR |
| Spain : ES |
| Sweden : SE |
| Switzerland : CH |
| Thailand : TH |
| Taiwan : TW |
| Turkey : TR |
| United Kingdom : GB |
| United States : US |
| Uruguay : UY |
| Venezuela : VE |
Others:
| Co.: company |
| e.g.: exempli gratia (for example) |
| i.e.: id est (that is) |
| encl.: enclosed |
| et al.: et alii (and others) |
| etc. = &c.: et cetera (and so on) |
| Inc. Incorporated |
| Ltd.: limited |
| mph: miles per hour |
| ms = M.S.: manuscript |
| P.S.: postscript |
| c/o in care of |
| a/c: account |
| I.O.U.: I owe you |
| i/c: in charge of |
| Dept.: department |
| Ad.: advertisement |
| No.: number |
| Cels.: Celsius |
| F.:Fahrenheit |
| Deg.: degree |
| n.b.: note bene (note well) |
| Contd.: continued |
| p.t.o.: please turn over |
| p.: page |
| Pref.: preface |
| P.O.: Post Office |
| Pkg.: package |
| M.O.: Money Order |
| P.C. Post Card |
| AM/FM: amplitude modulation/frequency modulation (radio bands) |
| Btu: British thermal units (used to measure cooling/heating potential) |
| C.O.D: collect on delivery. Cash on delivery |
| D&B: Dunn & Bradstreet (Wall Street firm that rates companies) |
| ESP: extrasensory perception |
| IQ: intelligence quotient |
| rpm: revolution per minute |
| S.S.: social security (identification number) |
| UHF: ultrahigh frequency (TV band) |
| UN: United Nations |
| U.S.: United States |
| VHF: very high frequency (TV band) |
| vs.: versus (against) |
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