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English language
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
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Months:
| Jan.: January
| | Feb.: February
| | Mar.: March
| | Apr.: April
| | May
| | June
| | July
| | Aug.: August
| | Sept.: September
| | Oct.: October
| | Nov.: November
| | Dec.: December
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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
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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.
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The principal time zones in the United States:
| EST: Eastern Standard Time
| | CST: Central Standard Time
| | MST: Mountain Standard Time
| | PST: Pacific Standard Time
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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
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Some countries:
| Can.: Canada
| | U.S.A.: United States of America
| | G.B.: Great Britain
| | U.K. : United Kingdom
| | N.Z.: New Zealand
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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
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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
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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)
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Canadian politic parties:
| Cons.: Conservative
| | Ind.: Independent
| | Lib.: Liberal
| | N.P.D.: New Democratic Party
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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
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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
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Symbols:
| /: for (“3/$2” means three items for two dollars)
| | $: Dollars
| | %: Percent
| | #: Number
| | ă: Copyright
| | ¢: Cents
| | @: For each
| | C/o: in care of
| | &: And
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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
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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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