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ABBREVIATIONS
  AND OTHER
   FOREIGN
 EXPRESSIONS
ABBREVIATION- To
abbreviate means to
shorten an existing
title or words
Rule 1: Abbreviation
    of social titles
   before a proper
 name begin with a
  capital letter and
ends with a period.
1. Mrs. Jackson
2. Ms. Janice Gapaz
ABBREVIATIONS OF COMMON
          TITLE
       GOVERNMENTAL
     Supt. – Superintendent
     Rep. – Representative
         Sen. – Senator
        Gov. – Governor
       Pres. – President
      Amb. – Ambassador
       Treas. - Treasurer
MILITARY
       Sgt. – Sergeant
       Lt. – Lieutenant
       Capt. – Captain
        Col. – Colonel
         Maj. – Major
       Gen. – General
Lt. Gen. _ Lieutenant General
PROFESSIONAL
   Dr. – Doctor
 Atty. – Attorney
Prof. – Professor
Hon. – Honorable
Rev. – Reverend
   Fr. – Father
   Sr. – Sister
  Br. - Brother
ABBREVIATIONS OF
   ACADEMIC DEGREE
B. A or A.B – Bachelor of Arts
B.S or S.B – Bachelor of Science
M.A- Master of Arts
M.S – Master of Science
M.B.A – Master of Business
 Administration
M.F.A – Master of Fine Arts
Ph.D – Doctor of Philosophy
D.D – Doctor of Divinity
D.D.S – Doctor of Dental
Surgery
M.D – Doctor of Medicine
R.N – Registered Nurse
Esq. – Esquire (Lawyer)
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS
Ave. – Avenue       Bldg. – building
Is. – Island        Blvd. Boulevard
Blk. – Block        Dist. – District
Rd. – Road          Hwy. – Highway
Rte. – Route        St. – Street
Terr. – Territory   Ft. - Fort
Latin Abbreviation- Use small
letters and periods.
 c., ca., circ. – about (used to
   approximate dates
 e.g – for example
 et al. – and others
 etc. – and so forth
 ff. – and the following (pages or
   lines)
 i.e- that is
FOREIGN EXPRESSION
1.   VOX POPULI – Voice of the People
2.   COUP D’ ETAT - Seizure of the
     Government power by military means
3.   PRIMA FACIE – As it seems at first
4.   VIS A VIS – Regarding
5.   MODUS OPERANDI – Method of
     Operation
6.   POST MORTEM – After Death
7. DE TROP – out of place
 8. COUP DE GRACE – Blow of
  Mercy
 9. DOUBLE ENTENDRE – Double
  Meaning
10. FAUX PAS – False Step
Abbreviations

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Abbreviations

  • 1. ABBREVIATIONS AND OTHER FOREIGN EXPRESSIONS
  • 2. ABBREVIATION- To abbreviate means to shorten an existing title or words
  • 3. Rule 1: Abbreviation of social titles before a proper name begin with a capital letter and ends with a period.
  • 4. 1. Mrs. Jackson 2. Ms. Janice Gapaz
  • 5. ABBREVIATIONS OF COMMON TITLE GOVERNMENTAL Supt. – Superintendent Rep. – Representative Sen. – Senator Gov. – Governor Pres. – President Amb. – Ambassador Treas. - Treasurer
  • 6. MILITARY Sgt. – Sergeant Lt. – Lieutenant Capt. – Captain Col. – Colonel Maj. – Major Gen. – General Lt. Gen. _ Lieutenant General
  • 7. PROFESSIONAL Dr. – Doctor Atty. – Attorney Prof. – Professor Hon. – Honorable Rev. – Reverend Fr. – Father Sr. – Sister Br. - Brother
  • 8. ABBREVIATIONS OF ACADEMIC DEGREE B. A or A.B – Bachelor of Arts B.S or S.B – Bachelor of Science M.A- Master of Arts M.S – Master of Science M.B.A – Master of Business Administration M.F.A – Master of Fine Arts
  • 9. Ph.D – Doctor of Philosophy D.D – Doctor of Divinity D.D.S – Doctor of Dental Surgery M.D – Doctor of Medicine R.N – Registered Nurse Esq. – Esquire (Lawyer)
  • 10. GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS Ave. – Avenue Bldg. – building Is. – Island Blvd. Boulevard Blk. – Block Dist. – District Rd. – Road Hwy. – Highway Rte. – Route St. – Street Terr. – Territory Ft. - Fort
  • 11. Latin Abbreviation- Use small letters and periods. c., ca., circ. – about (used to approximate dates e.g – for example et al. – and others etc. – and so forth ff. – and the following (pages or lines) i.e- that is
  • 12. FOREIGN EXPRESSION 1. VOX POPULI – Voice of the People 2. COUP D’ ETAT - Seizure of the Government power by military means 3. PRIMA FACIE – As it seems at first 4. VIS A VIS – Regarding 5. MODUS OPERANDI – Method of Operation 6. POST MORTEM – After Death
  • 13. 7. DE TROP – out of place 8. COUP DE GRACE – Blow of Mercy 9. DOUBLE ENTENDRE – Double Meaning 10. FAUX PAS – False Step