- Correct abbreviation of engineer - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the correct abbreviation of engineer? In my organization, some of my colleagues use Eng and some use Engr
- Where does ta! come from? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its
- What is the difference between English and British?
@Mitch: Just to note, using the words "England" or "English" when referring to the UK or British is quite common the world over To illustrate, people in The Netherlands, France, China, Japan, and Indonesia frequently refer to England when they actually mean the UK It's not just Americans that tend to treat the two as nearly synonymous!
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- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
What is this type of word called: Mr , Ms , Dr ? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct
- 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
- Which is correct Dr. or Dr? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Recently, I was reading articles on the net and realised that there is a lot of ambiguity over the usage of Dr and Dr, Er and Er etc I usually prefer the dot while writing Doctor (Dr ) or Engin
- abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This is strictly style manual stuff American English generally prefers using periods with abbreviations, and British English generally prefers to omit the periods Both are "correct", but which one is acceptable is a matter of who is accepting it It's not grammar or spelling, merely a punctuation convention I always omit the periods for academic degrees If a publisher wants the periods, it
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