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1 sie 2015 · An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase that is usually made by deleting certain letters. In the following sentence, everything underlined is an abbreviation:
An acronym is a special type of abbreviation that can be pronounced as a single word (it can be said), while all other abbreviations are pronounced letter by letter (you say each letter individually or spell it out).
The abbreviation e.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratia, which means “for example”. Use e.g. when giving a non-comprehensive list or example. Many colors can be created by combining primary colors (e.g., orange is a combination of red and yellow). The abbreviation i.e. stands for the Latin id est, which means “that is” or “in other words”.
3 lis 2022 · Abbreviation is an umbrella term for a shortened version of a longer word or phrase. There are four types of abbreviations: Contraction: The result of combining two words into one word with an apostrophe. For example, don’t is a contraction of do not.
23 maj 2022 · An abbreviation is a shortened version of an existing word, such as Dr. for Doctor. In contrast, an acronym uses the first letter of each word to create a wholly new word, such as UNESCO (an acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Strictly speaking, an acronym is a word which has been formed from the initial letters of other words. The key word here is ‘word’. So, NATO is an acronym because the four letters are pronounced to form a word (pronounced as ‘Nay-Tow’) rather than being pronounced as separate letters (i.e. N-A-T-O).
23 wrz 2023 · 1.1 Abbreviations. An abbreviation is the short form of word (example: etc. for etcetera). Only use abbreviations (or symbols) for words such as figure, table, appendix, and percentage when such words are associated with a number. See the figure / Figure / fig. below.
