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8 Ways to Abbreviate

1. Symbols and Graphics: = equal /= does not equal & and # number * important ** very important w/ with w/o with out > greater than < less than $ cost, money vs versus, against S sum f frequency (), {}, [] info belongs together

2. Abbreviations - (don’t worry about punctuation and leave out the periods): cm compare eg example mn minimum mx maximum dept department sum summary Hon Honolulu HI Hawaii

3. Use only the first syllable of the word: pol politics dem democracy lib liberal int integrate cap capitalism

4. Use the first syllable and only the first letter of the second: subj subject cons conservative pres presentation ind individual

5. Eliminate the final letters; just use enough to recognize the abbreviation: assoc association intro introduction rep repetition biol biology concl conclusion info information ach achievement chem chemistry max maximum min minimum conc concentration rep repetition

6. Omit vowels from the middle of words: bkgrd background pprd prepared estmt estimate rdng reading orgnsm organism gvt government prblm problem

7. Use apostrophes: gov't government cont'd continued am't amount educat'l educational

8. Form a plural of a symbol by adding "s": /s ratios co-ops cooperatives chpts chapters egs examples fs frequencies intros introductions       Use "g" to represent "ing" endings ckg checking estg establishing decrg decreasing exptg experimenting

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