Dr. doctor
lb. pounds
US. United States
Jan. January
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willam oughtred invented the abbreviations of 'sin' and 'cos'. I'm certain abbreviations existed before this.
Abbreviations are acceptable in an informal situation or when everyone knows what the abbreviations mean. For example, you could talk about NASA in any setting, but you wouldn't say LOL in a business meeting.
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wikipedia lists some of them under "Notation in probability and statistics". However, various academic disciplines have their own publication standards also. For example, if you were publishing in the field of psychology then you might be obliged to use the APA abbreviations.
hm....(HomerooM)
Some examples of two-letter country abbreviations include "US" for the United States, "GB" for the United Kingdom, "CA" for Canada, and "JP" for Japan.
See the related link for common abbreviations.
An abbreviation is the short way of writing a word. Some examples of abbreviations are: Gov. for government Dr. for doctor
As you probably know, acronyms are abbreviations formed from the initials of terms/words. Examples of some common acronyms include:- HD - High Definition CC - Carbon Copy PO - Post Office TT - Table Tennis
Apocopated words - to cut the word/shorten the word examples: Gym (for Gymnnasuim) Mic (for Microphone) remember: apocopated words are different with abbreviations. Abbreviations uses a dot ( . ) at the end of the word that is shorten. Ex: Engr. (for Engineer) Dr. (for Doctor) =)
An abbreviation is the short way of writing a word. Some examples of abbreviations are: Gov. for government Dr. for doctor
IM (instant message) slang is basically abbreviations used to make conversing via text message faster and easier. Abbreviations such as lol (laugh out loud), brb (be right back) and gtg (got to go) are some examples of instant message slang.
Some elements have weird abbreviations because they are derived from their Latin or Greek names. The abbreviations are often based on the first letter or first two letters of the element's name in a different language. This can lead to unconventional abbreviations that may not make immediate sense in English.
There are a number of abbreviations that can be used to indicate a corporation. Some a specified by law:IncorpCorpCoLtdLLCPLLC
The postal abbreviation for Illinois is IL.
The abbreviations are PL.
Some common running abbreviations used in the sport include PR (personal record), DNF (did not finish), DNS (did not start), and DQ (disqualified).