Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?
2013年5月30日 · I purposely didn't mention I/O & c/o in my previous comment as I was aware of those. In particular, c/o has been used as long as I can remember. But otherwise this suggests I was roughly correct. Of course, it doesn't indicate what the abbreviations meant (e.g. A/C - see prev. comment.) I suppose also that w/o would show up as both w/o & w/? –
What does “w/” mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年4月2日 · The shorthand w/ is used to mean with. 2 pieces toast w/ gravy. Is a shorter way of writing "Two pieces of toast with gravy." The B strings tuned w/ low E 7th fret harmonic-(6th string,7th fret). means "The B strings tuned with low E, 7th fret harmonic . . ." Edited to add: As Denis de Bernardy correctly notes in the comment below, w/o means ...
What does "wrt" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Using w.r.t. is definitely acceptable in even the most formal technical contexts, e.g. in published mathematical research. In fact, I remember some discussion of the fact that David Foster Wallace over-enthusiastically embraced this and other technical jargon in a non-fiction book he wrote about the notion of infinity. –
What's the meaning of a text message consisting only of a dot?
This is a question regarding the text message culture (SMS, chat etc). Hope it's not off-topic since well, texting language is still a language. It sometimes happens that during a conversation someone sends a text message that consists only of one dot – no space, no word, no other punctuation, just one period glyph and that's all.
What does 'gotcha' mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
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What does aw mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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punctuation - Usage of double dots (..) Is it formal? - English ...
2012年3月8日 · The two dots are used by people that don't understand that there are supposed to be three dots. They think, by leaving out one of the dots, they're being smart because it doesn't mark the end of a sentence. In reality, the three dots mean it isn't the end of the sentence, and the four dots mean it does.
exclamation mark - ? and ! after a question, what does it mean ...
2020年6月29日 · The sentence you quote is not grammatically a question. It doesn't mean you can't make it one by adding a question mark. But you may find it a better illustration of the point you are making if you begin with an actual question. –
Term for Internet or Texting Acronyms, e.g. LOL, IMHO, M8
SMS language or textese (also known as txt-speak, txtese, chatspeak, txt, txtspk, txtk, txto, texting language, txt lingo, SMSish, txtslang, txt talk) is a term for the abbreviations and slang commonly used with mobile phone text messaging, but sometimes used with other Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging.
What does the expression "Word." mean? [duplicate]
2015年1月4日 · Geneva Smitherman, Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner (1994) has a series of word-based entries in her glossary of "Black Talk," all signifying much the same thing [combined snippets]: