Whether you’re walking to the corner café or talking to a friend, your everyday life is full of shortened words and acronyms that you may not even notice. Here are some common abbreviations that you might stumble into.

• approx. – approximately
• appt. – appointment
• apt. – apartment
• A.S.A.P. – as soon as possible
• B.Y.O.B. – bring your own bottle/beverage/beer
• c/o – care of
• dept. – department
• D.I.Y. – Do it yourself
• est. – established
• E.T.A. – estimated time of arrival
• min. – minute or minimum
• misc. – miscellaneous
• Mr. – Mister
• Mrs. (pronounced “missus”) – from the honorific “mistress”
• Ms. – Miss
• no. – number
• R.S.V.P. – Répondez, s’il vous plaît (from French for “please reply”)
• tel. – telephone
• temp. – temperature or temporary
• vet. – veteran or veterinarian
• vs. – versus

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