Practice Typing  Abbreviations 

Practice typing drafts using abbreviations in draft correspondence was considered traditional or old fashioned back then.  Now abbreviations are used so often that some persons forgot how to spell a word in full.  This article practice typing abbreviations will help you to understand:

  • What is an Abbreviation? 
  • Do you know what it means to abbreviate a word? 
  • When should you abbreviate a word?
  • When should you not abbreviate a word?
  • What words can be left abbreviated?

You may not at first understand what it means but surprisingly you do know what an abbreviation is.

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word.  For example:

etc. - etcetra

asap - as soon as possible

dr.- Dear

u - you

w -  we

dtd - dated

  1. We use it every day in our speech.  I am sure you would have received it from a friend on your phone during her conversation with you. 
  2. It is also used in the movies especially on Crime shows. 
  3. It is also used in the office or when we are drafting a letter or other correspondence to send to someone.
  4. Some  employers use it to write out something for their employee to type for them. Even when drafting a letter for you to type they tend to scribble it quickly using abbreviations to help them finish in a short time.
  5. In an invoice abbreviation E & OE is printed at the bottom of an invoice form or statement. This means "errors and omissions excepted".

Practice typing manuscripts and drafts using abbreviations 

There are also terms used in business documents like for example invoices. Such as fob, cp, cod, etc. It is good to know their meanings. You can never know when they will come in handy.                     

Practice Typing Abbreviations  When and When not?

  • Abbreviations can be left as it is during informal conversations on the phone
  • in  an informal note to a friend or said during speech to a friend. 

You will not leave the abbreviations in the correspondence when you are preparing the final copy of that correspondence to mail out to someone in authority. 

Type out the full meaning of the abbreviated word.  The correspondence is considered important or something formal to send to someone who holds a very important position. 

Never leave abbreviations in this correspondence. It is good to know which abbreviated words should be spelt out or is left abbreviated.

Some words that are left abbreviated are:

Mr. - Mister

Mrs. - Mistress

eg. - for example

etc - etcetra

i.e. - that is

These and many others I am sure that you know of, are left abbreviated or as it is in your final copy of your document.

Practice Typing Abbreviations 
 What is a draft?

  • What is a Draft?
  • Why do you use a draft?

A draft or manuscript is a document written by hand. It is sometimes described as a rough layout or informal layout of a letter or other correspondence that you are now putting together or sketching out before you type out the final copy.  As you do so you will not write or type out all the words in full. Some words will be abbreviated.

This is a good way of putting a piece of correspondence together before you sign it.  You may even wish to look up and practice typing new words and also chose words that sounds appealing or understandable to the reader.

If you are good with English then by following up the topic or conversation of each sentence you will be able to choose suitable words according to the shortened form you use from the draft or manuscript. 

Learning to practice typing drafts using abbreviations and what they stand for can relieve you from writing out words fully in your draft. If you have not fully understand some of these abbreviations practice-typing.net is here to assist you with those abbreviations.

 You will also find yourself spelling words wrongfully because of the constant use of abbreviated words you use daily in your handwritten draft or manuscripts.  Click the link below to get acquainted with misspelt words before you type your final copy of your document.

Words Misspelt

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