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 ...

You probably use acronyms every day without even realizing it. Some abbreviations get used so much they just become regular ...

If you send a significant number of emails daily for work or in your personal life, you may use abbreviations to help compose and send your messages as quickly as possible. Though these abbreviations ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Feb. 24 guest editorial by Dale McFeatters reports that “Mademoiselle” is being removed from official forms in France. I found a Reuters report explaining that now French females can only register ...