SYMBOL

MEANING

EXAMPLE

w/

with(something)

A war was fought w/ NATO aid

w/o

without

They fought w/o fear

w/i

within

There are problems w/i the company

i.e

that is

A Siamese,i.e a cat, is a fun pet

b/4

before

Chicken b/4 egg?

re:

regarding, about

I need to see you re: the sales figures

esp.

especially

Tobacco, esp. cigarettes, causes cancer

gov’t

government

The gov’t helped the people

ASAP

As soon as possible

Finish your exam ASAP

wrt

write

Wrt number 3

rt

right

Rt side

yr/yrs

year, years

She’s 5 yrs old

c.

circa, about, around, from the year

This picture is c.1900

ss

versus, as opposed to

Purple vs green

ch

chapter

Read ch 8

ref

reference

ref required

diff

difference

What is the diff?