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1. LEAVE OUT THE PERIODS IN STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS
impt = important NYC= New York City
eg = example mgr = manager
dept = department ie = in other words
2. USE ONLY THE FIRST SYLLABLE OF A WORD
pol = politics lit = literature
lib = liberal def = definition
3. USE THE FIRST SYLLABLE AND THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SECOND
subj = subject Prog = program
ind = individual cent = century
cons = conservative
4. ELIMINATE FINAL LETTERS (use just enough of the beginning of a word to form a recognizable unit)
assoc = associate, associated chem = chemistry
biol = biological rep = reputation
intro = introduction max = maximum
info = information
5. OMIT VOWELS FROM THE MIDDLE OF WORDS (retain only enough consonants to provide a recognizable skeleton of the word)
bkgd = background rdy = ready
grp = group abt = about
pts = points hr = hour
shld = should yr = year
6. FORM THE PLURAL OF SHORTHAND WORDS BY ADDING ‘S’
chps = chapters bks = books
msgs = messages
7. USE "G" TO REPRESENT "ING" ENDINGS
ckg = checking mtg = meeting
8. WRITE WORDS AS THEY SOUND PHONETICALLY
bcuz = because nv = envy
thru = through tho = though
9. USE SYMBOLS FOR COMMONLY RECURRING WORDS
& or + = and re = regarding
w/o = without ea = each
' = minutes @ = at
vs = versus, against
10. SHORT WORDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE SPELLED OUT To Avoid Confusion.
in, but, for, to, etc.
(exception: leave out "a" and "the")
ADDITIONAL TIPS
Write notes in your OWN WORDS instead of trying to take your teacher’s
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