- What is the origin of shorthand for with - gt; w ?
It’s also common to see the abbreviation w in real estate or housing descriptions Many descriptions of properties for sale or rent have limited characters, so they use abbreviations: “house w 2-car garage ” You might see the abbreviation for with on official forms or tables of research data that have a limited number of characters
- Are w o, w , b c common abbreviations in the US?
English writing often uses slashes to form two-letter abbreviations, plus the one-letter w – some examples, roughly in order of frequency: I O – “input output” w – “with” c o – “care of” A C – “air conditioning” w o – “without” R C – “remote control” b c – “because” Like most abbreviations, these are less common in formal writing, although some of
- Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page numbers and page . . .
Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p is used to denote 1 page, pp to denote a range of pages This form of citation is used when you are using brief in text citations Otherwise, one would use the citation style for the type of formal paper that you are writing, for example, MLA would be "don't do it wrong" (Author's Last name 45) where the numbers indicate the page number where the
- Correct usage of lbs. as in pounds of weight
The abbreviation "lb" comes from the Latin libra, which is short for libra pondo, or "pound weight " And in any case, the plural of libra would be librae, not libras And, again in scientific papers, there is always a space between the quantity and the unit
- What is the correct abbreviation for the word numbers?
The abbreviation for number is no nos Abbreviated unit of measurements do not take a full stop (lb, mm, kg) and do not take a final 's' in the plural This is a suggestion from Cambridge Dictionary for use of no as the abbreviation for number
- Proper Timezone Acronym Usage - PT vs PDT or PST
What is the difference between PT (Pacific Time), PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), and PST (Pacific Standard Time)? Also, is the time format quot;2:00pm PT quot; unambiguous?
- numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions and . . .
The only financial specific similar abbreviation I can find is MM for million (financial notation, according to Wikipedia) What's the AP style (or equivalent authority) abbreviation for billion and trillion in a financial context, and where would I find this information?
- differences - Versus versus vs. in writing - English Language . . .
In writing, when should one use the abbreviation vs as opposed to the full versus? This abbreviation seems to have special status from common usage What is the origin of that, and in what writing
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