Below you will find lots of abbreviations for English Learners.
Titles
- Mr. – Mister
- Mrs. – Mistress
- Ms. – Miss
- Dr. – Doctor
- Jr. – Junior
- Sr. – Senior
- Capt. – Captain
- Comdr. – Commander
- Col. – Colonel
- Gen. – General
- Hon. – the Honorable
- Lt. – Lieutenant
- Rev. – the Reverend
Months of the Year
- Jan. – January
- Feb. – February
- Mar. – March
- Apr. – April
- Aug. – August
- Sept. – September
- Oct. – October
- Nov. – November
- Dec. – December
Days of the Week
- Mon. – Monday
- Tues. – Tuesday
- Wed. – Wednesday
- Thurs. – Thursday
- Fri. – Friday
- Sat. – Saturday
- Sun. – Sunday
Weight and Volume
- gal. – gallon
- lb – pound
- oz – ounce
- pt – pint
- qt – quart
- wt. – weight
- vol. – volume
Time
- hr – hour
- min – minute
- sec – second
Length – US/UK
- in. – inch
- ft – foot
- mi – mile
- yd – yard
Measures in Metrics
- kg – kilogram
- km – kilometer
- m – meter
- mg – milligram
- mm – millimeter
Directions
- N – North
- S – South
- E – East
- W – West
- NE – Northeast
- NW – Northwest
- SE – Southeast
- SW – Southwest
Important Institutions
- BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation
- EU – European Union
- IRS – Internal Revenue Service
- NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
- WHO – World Health Organization
Types of Measurement
- MPH – Miles per hour
- RPM – Revolutions per minute
- Btu – British thermal units
- F – Fahrenheit
- C – Celsius
SMS, Texting, Chat
- B4N – Bye for now
- ASAP – As soon as possible
- NP – No problem
- TIC – Tongue in cheek
