Good to Know Abbreviations

e.g. for example

i.e. that is

etc. etcetera: and so on

cf. compare

viz. namely

c. (or cr.) about/approximately

N.B note

C19 nineteenth century

C20

1920s i.e.1920-1929: similarly 1970s etc.

approx. approximately

dept. department

diff.(s) difficult(y)(-ies)

excl. excluding

govt. government

imp. important/ importance

incl. including

info. information

lang. language

ltd. limited

max. maximum

min. minimum

1^st first

2^nd second

3^rd

G.B. Great Britain

U.K United Kingdom

Eng. English

Brit. British

Q. question

A. Answer

no. nummber

p.pp. page/pages

poss. possible/possibly

prob. probable/probably

probs. problems

re- with refeerence to/ concerning

ref. reference

sts. studens

tho’ though

thro’ through

v. very

\ therefore