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- writing style - What is the origin of shorthand for with - gt; w . . .
8 CyberDefinitions gives a plausible explanation: Although its origin is contested, w has been used at least since the rise of the fast-food industry in the 1950s As a form of shorthand to save time when writing down food orders, waiters replaced the words "with" and "without" with the abbreviations w and w o
- Are w o, w , b c common abbreviations in the US?
42 Both "w " and "w o" were common U S abbreviations in correspondence, and in tight spots on data tables, until recently "C o" has always been used in addressing letters to third parties: "John Jones, c o Smith family " The other "slash shilling mark" abbreviations were so uncommon that they usually were not used because of lack of clarity
- Is there a common abbreviation for with or without? e. g. w wo or w w o
5 Is there a common abbreviation for "with or without"? e g w wo or w w o Obviously, something this complex is best written in full form, but I'm looking for something to use in space constrained applications
- What does “w ” mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The shorthand w is used to mean with 2 pieces toast w gravy Is a shorter way of writing "Two pieces of toast with gravy " The B strings tuned w low E 7th fret harmonic- (6th string,7th fret) means "The B strings tuned with low E, 7th fret harmonic " Edited to add: As Denis de Bernardy correctly notes in the comment below, w o means the opposite: without
- Are W and Y vowels? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Vowels are always voiced, and have no attack of their own So, by this definition, yes, "y" and "w" can represent vowel sounds in words Usually, when they do represent vowels, they are used in conjunction with one or more other vowels to create a polypthong: "w" represents "oo" and "y" represents "ee"
- Why is the letter w the only letter in (basic) English alphabet that . . .
6 W was originally written as uu, or double u, as this extract from the OED’s etymological note on w explains: The ordinary sign for w was at first uu , but in the 8th c this began to be superseded by ƿ, a character borrowed from the Runic alphabet, in which its name was wyn (Kentish wen )
- Hwat, hwere, and hwy? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The second pronunciation, denoted in this Dictionary by the conventional symbol hw , and otherwise variously denoted by phoneticians, (wh), (w), (ẉ), (ʍ), is general in Scotland, Ireland, and America, and is used by a large proportion of educated speakers in England, either from social or educational tradition, or from a preference for what
- technical - Usage of w. r. t. in academic papers - English Language . . .
Is it possible to use the abbreviation "w r t " in academic papers?
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