numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions and . . . This is not an exact duplicate Also, a financial news context is very different from a financial document context; reporting news are pretty much by-definition for a broader audience than the materials topics they cover M for thousands and MM for millions would only ever be used in a context where the audience is proficient with financial jargon
What is the correct abbreviation for the word numbers? What is the correct abbreviation for the words numbers and number? Nos No Nos No Possible example usage: "Number of guests" where the word number is abbreviated "Numbers 10–15 are located in the
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
Is smth a correct abbreviation in American English? Neither smth nor sth is a standard abbreviation in American English The first looks like Smith, which there’s surely no reason to abbreviate Smithying, perhaps The second looks like south, the direction It also reminds me of my friend Seth, or perhaps in the right context the Sith from Star Wars So while I’m sure it means something, I can’t quite say what, and it’s a burden, even
What are the abbreviations for days of the week? [closed] I would like to know if there is a common abbreviation for days of the week in a two letter form I mean: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; can be abbreviated as Su,
Is it correct to write the telephone abbreviation as Tel when the . . . I think it's hard to argue that "Tel" is not correct given that a mobile phone is a telephone The only reason it should even matter to the reader is if calls to mobile phones cost more than calls to landline phones in your country, and even then if you're only providing one number they don't have any choice but to use that number
Which one is correct: 1yr or 1yr. or 1 yr? As reported by the Oxford Living Dictionaries (and similarly by the copy of the New Oxford American English that was installed on my Mac Mini) yr is an English abbreviation, but it could be both the abbreviation of year or years, while yrs is the abbreviation for years or yours In this case, you could use 1 yr , 2 yr and the abbreviation would always be correct As reported from the Oxford
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?
abbreviation of units of measure: hours vs. minutes The abbreviation for ‘hours’ is hrs The one for "Minute" is 'min' It is a unit of measure, which have standard abbreviations, and they do not change in plural nor have a final period So, the co
abbreviations - Usage of p. versus pp. versus pg. to denote page . . . The APA style of referencing, which I have most frequently used, requires that p is used for single page references or citations (Book Title, p 13) while for multiple pages you must cite it as (pp 35-40) So p stands for page, pp stands for pages I have not encountered pg to be used, but I do use it in informal note taking