Abbreviations are a useful tool to use when listening and taking notes, whether in a classroom listening to a lecture, writing a test, in a meeting or seminar, or any other situation that requires a later review of the information heard.
The simplest way to abbreviate words is to remove all the vowels, except for the first vowel if it begins the word. Or, you can keep the beginning, middle and ending letters of a word. Any way that works for you is a correct way to do it. However, if you share your notes, remember that others might be unable to interpret them; so, here are some standard and universal abbreviations that most people should recognize:
Business
- Co. – Company
- Dept – department
- rec’d – received
Address
- St. – street
- Hwy – highway
- Stn – station
Time/Date
- Sun – Sunday
- wk – week
- Aug – August
Measure
- in – inch(es)(“)
- doz – dozen
- vol – volume
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