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- Correct abbreviation of engineer - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng and some use Engr
- Is it ok to use Er. if a person is engineering degree holder
Its usual that we see doctors use Dr Title, but I have also seen engineers use title - Er Is this practise allowed, approved? I have seen few name boards like that in India
- Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
- abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This is strictly style manual stuff American English generally prefers using periods with abbreviations, and British English generally prefers to omit the periods Both are "correct", but which one is acceptable is a matter of who is accepting it It's not grammar or spelling, merely a punctuation convention I always omit the periods for academic degrees If a publisher wants the periods, it
- What is the difference between English and British?
@Mitch: Just to note, using the words "England" or "English" when referring to the UK or British is quite common the world over To illustrate, people in The Netherlands, France, China, Japan, and Indonesia frequently refer to England when they actually mean the UK It's not just Americans that tend to treat the two as nearly synonymous!
- Is it mens or mens? And whats the rule? [duplicate]
While you're in school you can spell it men's (also women's, children's, oxen's, sheep's, deer's) with just plain old Apostrophe-S You can't tell the singular from the plural possessive in speech, so there's no reason to do it in writing, either So after you get out you can just omit the apostrophe like we do in speaking and write mens room the way it's pronounced Most native speakers don't
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