Abbreviations
What is an Abbreviation?
- An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word.
- We use it to make words smaller and thus make smaller sentences.
- They make sentences easier to read.
Acronyms and Initialism
Acronym
- We combine the initial letter of each word into a longer name with all capital letters.
Example
- NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- RADAR– Radio Detection And Ranging
- Laser – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Initialism
- Initialisms are similar to acronyms. They are also formed using the first letter of each word in a longer phrase.
- Unlike acronyms, however, initialism are pronounced as a series of letters.
- NFL (National Football League)
Abbreviations for Courtesy Titles and Academic Degrees
- Mister – Mr
- Miss – Ms
- Mistress – Mrs
- Junior – Jr
- Senior – Sr
- Bachelor of Arts – BA
- Master of Arts – MA
- Doctor of philosophy –PhD
- Master of Business Administration -MBA
Abbreviations derived from Latin
e.g.: exempli gratia It means “for example.”
etc.: et cetera It means “and so forth.”
i.e.: id est It means “that is.”
Places
- U.K. (United Kingdom)
- E.U. (European Union)
Times and dates
- Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, Jun., Jul., Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., Dec.
- I was born on Nov. 24, 2011.
- Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.
- The show will run Mon.-Fri. next week.
- p.m. (post meridiem) = after noon
- a.m. (ante meridiem) = before noon
- The mall opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m.
- U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates)
- U.S. (United States)
- Units of Measurement
- in. (inches)
- ft. (feet)
- lbs. (pounds)
- mm. (millimeters)
- cm. (centimeters)
- m. (meters)
- mg. (milligram)
- g. (gram)
- kg. (kilogram)
I weigh 110 lbs., which is about 50 kg.
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