Punctuation abbreviation <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial"><b>Business Symbols </b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">(used in correspondence and tables)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial"> </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">@ (for example 6 copies @ $ 25.95 each) </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">& and (usually used only in company names)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">% percent (out of 100)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">$ dollar(s)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">c cent(s)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">L British pound</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">Y Japanese yen</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">0 degree (temperature or angle)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">= is equal to </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial">=/ is not equal to </font> </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"> <font face="Arial"># number (before a numeral— # 10 )</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial"># weight in pounds (after a numeral—10 # )</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">` feet (6`tall)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">“ inches (6`2“ tall)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">“ ditto (exactly equal; the same)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">|| paragraph</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">Ss section </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">X by (11“x14“); multiplied by (3×5)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial"> </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial"><b> </b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial"><b>Email abbreviation </b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">By definition these are more likely to turn up in email than on Website’s but you should be familiar with some of these abbreviations if only because they may turn in the email that your sites inspires.</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">AFAIK as far as I know</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">BBIAB be back in a bet </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">BFD big XXX deal</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">BRB be right back</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">BTW by the way</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">FAQ frequently asked questions</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">FWIW for what it’s worth</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">FYI for your information </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">G,<G> grin (placed after a joke or a remark intended as such)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">GD&R grinning, ducking and running (after a humorously intended insult)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">GD&R,vvf grinning, ducking, and running very very fast</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">lANAL I am not a lawyer (but…)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">llRC if I recall correctly</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">lMNSHO in my not so humble opinion</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">lMO in my opinion</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">lMHO in my humble opinion</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">lOW in other words</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">LMAO laughing my ass off</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">LOL laughing out loud</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">OIC oh, I see</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">OTOH on the other hand</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">PlTA pain in the ass</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">RTFM read the XXX manual</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">SYSOP system operator (manager of a bulletin board or online forum)</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">TlA thanks in advance</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">TlC tongue in cheek</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">TTFN ta-ta for now </font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">TTYL talk to you later </font> </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">VBG,<VBG> very big grin</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">WRT with regard to</font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><font face="Arial">WYSlWYG what you see is what you get</font></p><br /><p class=""><br /><p> <br /></b>Credit:ivythesis.typepad.com</b></p><br /> Punctuation abbreviation Business Symbols (used in correspondence and tables) @ (for example 6 copies @ $ 25.95 each) ... 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