Ïîëåçíûå àááðåâèàòóðû àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà: Â ïèñüìàõ: St – Street — óëèöà Rd – Road — äîðîãà c/o – ...

Ïîëåçíûå àááðåâèàòóðû àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà:

 ïèñüìàõ:

St – Street — óëèöà
Rd – Road — äîðîãà
c/o – care of — çàáîòèòüñÿ î
Mr – Mister — îáðàùåíèå ê ìóæ÷èíå
Mrs — Missis — îáðàùåíèå ê çàìóæíåé æåíùèíå
Ms — Miss — îáðàùåíèå ê äåâóøêå
Dr. — Doctor — äîêòîð
P.S. — ïîñëåñëîâèå
P.P.S. — ïîñëåïîñëåñëîâèå
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion — ïî ìîåìó ñêðîìíîìó ìíåíèþ (÷àñòî âñòðå÷àåòñÿ â èíòåðíåòå))
w/o – without — áåç
w/ — with — ñ
DC – District of Columbia — îêðóã Êîëóìáèÿ
WA – Washington — Âàøèíãòîí

 íàó÷íûõ êíèãàõ, ñëîâàðÿõ:

n. — cóùåñòâèòåëüíîå
v. — ãëàãîë
adj. — ïðèëàãàòåëüíîå
adv. — íàðå÷èå
prep. — ïðåäëîã
e.g. — íàïðèìåð
p. — ñòðàíèöà
pp. — ñòðàíèöû
p.t.o. — please turn over – ïåðåëèñòíèòå
par — ïàðàãðàô
etc – è òàê äàëåå

 Advertisements (îáúÿâëåíèÿõ), announcements (ñîîáùåíèÿõ, èçâåùåíèÿõ):

arr. — arrive — ïðèáûòèå
dep. — depart — îòáûòèå
Jan., Feb., Apr., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., etc — ìåñÿöû
Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. — äíè íåäåëè
in. — äþéì
sec. — ñåêóíäà
gm. — ãðàìì
cm. — ñàíòèìåòð
qt – êâàðòà
cc – êóáè÷åñêèé ñàíòèìåòð
m.p.h. — miles per hour — ìèëü â ÷àñ
kph — kilometres per hour – êì/÷
ft. — foot – ôóò (30 ñì 48 ìì)
lb – libra – ëèáðà (400 ãð)
oz – ounce – óíöèÿ (28 ãð)
d — denarius – äåíàðèé (ðèìñêàÿ ñåðåáðÿíàÿ ìîíåòà)
Tel. — telephone — òåëåôîí
No., no. — number — íîìåð
WYSIWYG – what you see is what you get — ÷òî âèäèøü, òî è ïîëó÷àåøü
POTUS – president of the USA — ïðåçèäåíò ÑØÀ
VPOTUS – vice-president of the USA — âèöå-ïðåçèäåíò ÑØÀ
FLOTUS – first lady of the USA — ïåðâàÿ ëåäè ÑØÀ

 Matrimonial advertisements (áðà÷íûõ îáúÿâëåíèÿõ):

attract. — attractive — ïðèâëåêàòåëüíûé
corresp. — correspondent — âåäóùèé ïåðåïèñêó
div. — divorced — ðàçâåäåí(à)
f’ship – friendship — äðóæáà
gd-lkng – good-looking — ïðèâëåêàòåëüíûé
gent – gentleman — ìóæ÷èíà
gfrnd – girlfriend — ïîäðóãà
GP – general practitioner – ïðàêòèêóþùèé âðà÷
hum – humour — c ÷óâñòâîì þìîðà
marr. — marriage — ñîçäàíèå ñåìüè
med – medium – ñðåäíåãî ðîñòà
mting – meeting — âñòðå÷à
N/D – no-drinker — íåïüþùèé
N/S – no-smoker — íåêóðÿùèé
OHAC – own house and car — ñîáñòâåííûé äîì è àâòîìîáèëü
pls – please — ïîæàëóéñòà
poss. — possible — âîçìîæíî
R – are — íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ ìíîæåñòâåííîãî ÷èñëà ãëàãîëà to be
sgle – single — îäèí
sks – seaks — èùåò
U – you — òû
VGSOH – very good sense of humour — î÷åíü õîðîøåå ÷óâñòâî þìîðà
LTR – long-term relationship – äëèòåëüíûå îòíîøåíèÿ
WLTM – would like to meet — õîòåë(à) áû âñòðåòèòüñÿ
W.w.photo – write with photo – îòâå÷ó ñ ôîòî
yr – years