The Benefits of Using Abbreviations

The Benefits of Using Abbreviations

The Benefits of Using Abbreviations

Note-taking is becomes taxing when the teacher talks too fast. It is sometimes difficult to catch up and note down the information that you need when words are too long and makes it difficult for you to catch up. It would be nice to think that if only teachers could go with their discussion at a slower pace; although this is impossible, imagine all the other subjects you could miss out on because the class discussion became time consuming. This leaves you to make your writing faster. One way to do this is by abbreviating words.

An abbreviation is a process of shortening forms of word, especially titles and other proper nouns when writing used to represent the complete word. Doing this, you must be able to recognize what the word, phrase or title represents even if it is in its abbreviated form. It is important that you note down significant words as your teacher explains the topic because most of the questions you find on class tests will be based upon the information your teachers verbally present in class.

Here are lists of widely used abbreviations grouped categorically.

Communicative context:

Clipped forms

memo = memorandum

perks = prerequisites

dorm = dormitory

Acronyms:

ASAP = as soon as possible

AWOL = absent without leave

CD = compact disc

Blended forms:

brunch = breakfast + lunch

high tech = high + technology

Contractions (no punctuations) vs Abbreviations

dep't > department < dept.

ass'n > association < ass'n.

Abbreviations rarely written in full

Titles:

Personal:

Mr. = Mister

Mrs. = Mistress, pronounced as [ mIs*s]

Mlle. = Mademoiselle

Mme. = Madame

Professional:

Dr. = Doctor

Atty. = Attorney

Engr. = Engineer

Fr. = Father

Prof. = Professor

Military:

Sgt. = Sergeant

Maj. = Major

Capt. = Captain

Lt. = Lieutenant

Col. = Colonel

Gen. = General

Time adverbs:

A.D.= anno Domini

B.C.= before Christ

a.m. = / am= ante meridian

p.m. = / pm= post meridian

Terms used in formal texts:

c.= circa

e.g. = exempli gratia = for example

et al. = exempli gratia = and others

vs. = versus

i.e. = that is

Technology

AM = amplitude modulation

FM = frequency modulation

CPU = central processing unit

UHF = ultra high frequency

Parts of place names:

Ave. = Avenue

Blvd. = Boulevard

St. = Street

Compass points:

N = north

E = east

S = south

W = west

NE = northeast

Units of Measure:

cm. = centimetre

ft. = foot, feet

gal. = gallon

ha. = hectare

k. = kilo

l. = liter

m. = meter

MPH = mile(s) per hour

Courses of study (may differ in other schools)

Econ. Economics

Versus as v. in legal texts

Months and Days

Jan January

Feb February

Mar March

Apr April

May May

Jun June

Jul July

Aug August

Sept September

Oct October

Nov November

Dec December

Mon Monday

Tue Tuesday

Wed Wednesday

Thu Thursday

Fri Friday

Sat Saturday

Sun Sunday

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