Abbreviations

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The convention for punctuation of abbreviations (which is not rigidly observed) is:
- last letter of word and abbreviation same: no full stop (eg: Ltd)
- last letter of word and abbreviation not same: full stop (eg: Co.)

a/c	account
a.m.	before noon (ante meridiem)
a.s.a.p.	as soon as possible
cc:	copies to
c/o	care of
Co.	Company
e.g.	for example (exemplii gratia)
enc.	enclosed
exc.	excluding
f.o.b.	free on board
G.M.T.	Greenwich Mean Time
HQ	headquarters
i.e.	that is (id est)
inc.	including
Inc.	Incorporated
Ltd	Limited
Mr	Mr (pronounced Mister)
Mrs	Mrs (pronounced Missiz)
Miss	Miss
Ms	Ms (pronounced Miz)
no.	number
p.a.	per annum
P.L.C.	Public Limited Company
p.m.	after noon (post meridiem)
p.t.o.	please turn over
Rd	Road
re	referring to
St	Saint
St.	Street
v.a.t.	value added tax