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Using abbreviations for note-taking 

Examples of abbreviation | How to abbreviate

 

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Examples of abbreviation

Lecturers speak at 125 words per minute, but students take notes at a rate of 25-30 words per minute. Thus, good class notes are summaries, not work for word records of the teacher's statements. The worst mistake is trying to record everything the teacher says. 

Examples of Shortened Words & Phrases

lb. - pound

chem. - chemistry

rhet - rhetoric

a.m. - day, morning'

vocab. - vocabulary

Lrng. Ctr - Learning Center

avail. - available

n. - noun

cont. - contrast

M.I. - main idea

B.C. - before Christ

misc. - miscellany, miscellaneous

gr. - gram

pres. - president

adj. - adjective

adv. - adverb

spec. - special

ex. - example

sec'y - secretary

Dr. - doctor

inc. - incorporated

grad. - graduate

p. - page

pp. - pages

rdg. - reading

p.m. - evening, night

info. - information

c.c. - cubic centimeter

mult'd - multiplied

imp.- important

tech. - technical, technique

A.D. - After the birth of Christ

var. - variety, various

mfg. - manufacturing

con'td. - continued

long. - longitude

etc. - etcetera

D.C. - discontinued

diff. - difficult

prej. - prejudice

BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit

nec. - necessary

comp. - compare

ltr. - letter

 
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