Microsoft Word has a built-in abbreviation function that can facilitate the writing process, help you to write faster and escape spelling and grammar errors, while improving your text. In this article ...
You may say toe-may-toe and I may say toe-mah-toe, but everyone says NASA, not N.A.S.A. It's an acronym thing. My initial idea for this week’s column was to talk a bit more about abbreviations, which ...
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Q: Why is “No.” the abbreviation for “number” (“No. 1 player”), when the word “number” doesn’t even have an “o” in it? — Carl Faith via email A: Many English abbreviations seem odd because they’re ...
You probably use acronyms every day without even realizing it. Some abbreviations get used so much they just become regular words, and most people have no idea they started as a string of initials. It ...
BEIJING - Should Chinese-language TV use simple English abbreviations for some terms for the sake of simplicity? Or should it use lengthy Chinese equivalents in the name of keeping the Chinese ...
HAVE you ever had a conversation with your child and wondered what on earth they're talking about? Well you're not the only one. This is the most searched for term in the UK, with a staggering 40,000 ...