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arent [Rnt] = are not
cant [kRnt] = cannot
couldnt [kudnt] = could
not
didnt [dIdnt] = did not
doesnt [dAznt] = does not
dont [dount] = do not
hadnt [hxdnt] = had not
havent [hxvnt] = have not
hasnt [hxznt] = has not
hed [hJd] = he had/ should
/ would
hell [hJl] = he will
hes [hJz] = he is / has
here's [hIqz] = here is / has
Id [aId] = I had / should /
would
Ill [aIl] = I shall / will
Im [aIm] = I am
Ive [aIv] = I have

isnt [Iznt] = is not

itll [Itl] = it will
its [Its] = it is / has
lets [lets] = let us
maynt [meInt] = may not
mightnt [maItnt] = might not
mustnt [mAsnt] = must not
shant [SRnt] = shall not
shed [SJd] = she had / should
/ would
shell [SJl] = she will
shes [SJz] = she is / has
shouldnt [Sudnt] = should
not
thatll [Dxtl] = that will
thats [Dxts] = that is
theres [Dqz] = there is / has
theyd [DeId] = they had /
should / would

theyll [DeIl] = they will

theyre [Deq] = they are
theyve [DeIv] = they have
wasnt [wOznt] = was not
wed [wJd] = we had / should /
would
well [wJl] = we shall / will
were [wIq] = we are
werent [wWnt] = were not
weve [wJv] = we have
whats [wOts] = what is
wont [wount] = will not
wouldnt [wudnt] = would not
youd [jHd] = you had / should /
would
youll [jHl] = you will
youre [juq] = you are
youve [jHv] = you have


A - 1. Academy -
2. America -
a - 1. acre -
2. afternoon -
A1 -
AA - American Army -
A. B. - able-bodied -

ABC -
Abr - archbishop -
AC, ac - alternating current -

A. C. AC - ante Christum - .

A. D. - Anno Domini - .
a. h. - ampere hour - -
AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome -
-
ain't - am not, are not

FAQ - Frequently Asked Question -

F. B. I. - Federal Bureau of Investigation
fem - feminine -
Gal. - gallon -
G. B. - Great Britain -
Ger. - German -
Gimme - give me
Gk. - Greek -
Gonna - Going to
Gotcha - got you
Gotta - (have) got to
H. h. 1. harbor - ,
2. height -
3. hour -
4. hundred -
ha. - hectare -
H. L. - House of Lords -
h. p. 1. high pressure -
2. horsepower -
a. m. - ante meridiem - .
hwy - highway -
A. P. - Associated Press - ib, ibid. - ibidem - .

i. e. - id est - . . .,
Appx. - Appendix -
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion -
Apr. - April -

Ar. - Annual return -
incl - include -
Inst. - Instant - .
J. - judge -
A. S. - Anglo - Saxon - -
Jr. - Junior -
Assoc. - Association - ,
Kinda - kind of

K. O. - knock-out -
Asst. - Assistant - ,
L. 1. - Lady -
B - Bachelor -
2. - Latin -
B.A. 1. Bachelor of Arts -
3. - Libra - . ()

lat - latitude -
2. British Academy -
Ld, ltd - Limited -

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation Lemme - let me

Letcha - let you
Betcha - bet you
Lotsa - lots of
B. C. - before Christ -
Lotta - lot of

B. E. - Bank of England
B. M. - Bachelor of Medicine -

B. N. - bank-note -
B. of E. - Bank of England
bot. - botanical -
B. S. - bill of sale -
B. Sc.- Bachelor of Science -

bsh. - Bushel -
Bt. - Baronet -
. - Centigrade -
. - centimeter -
c. - capacity - ,

Can. - Canada -
Capt. - Captain -
.. - cash credit -

CD - compact disk -
C.D. - Civil Defense Act -

C.E. - church of England -

cf. - confer -
Chap. - Chapter -
C. J. - Chief Justice -
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
()
C.I.D. - Criminal Investigation Department ()
C.-in-C. - Commander in Chief
CM - court marshal -
cm. - centimetre -
C'mon - come on
Co. 1. Company -
2. Country - ,
COD - cash on delivery -

Col - Colonel -
Com. - communist -
cp. - compare -

M. 1. masculine -
2. meter -
3. mile -
4. minute -
mm - millimeter -
M. P. 1. Member of Parliament -

2. Military police -
m. p. h. - miles per hour -
N. - North -
n. 1. neuter -
2. neutral -
3. noun -
N. A. - North America -
Naa - no
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
N. B. - nota bene .
Nope - no
N. Y. - New York - -
Outa - out of
p. - page -
par. - paragraph - ,
p. c. - per cent -
pl. - plural -
P. M. - Prime Minister - -
p. m. - post meridiem - .
pol. - political -
P. O. W. - prisoner of war -
pref. - preface -
Prof. - Professor -
P. S. - postscript -
Pte. - Private -
P. T. O. - please turn over -

Q. - question -
Que. - Quebec -
R. C. - Red Cross -
s. 1. second -
2. shilling -
Sat. - Saturday -
S. E. - south-east - -
Sr. - Senior -
St. 1. street -
2. saint -

cr. - creditor -
C.S. - civil service -

Cu. - cubic
D. - democrat, democratic - ,

d. - denarius - .
D. A. - District Attorney -

D.C. - District of Columbia -

deg. - degree - ,
Dr. - Doctor -
Dunno - don't know
E. 1. East -
2. English -
E. B. - Encyclopedia Britannica
e. g. - exempli gratia - .
Eng. - England -
etc. - et cetera - .
F. 1. Fahrenheit -
2. February -
3. Fellow - ()
4. French -
5. Friday -

S. W. - south-west - -
t. 1. temperature -
2. ton -
3. town -
TV - television -
U. - 1. Union -
2. University -
u. - upper -
U. K. - United Kingdom -
()
U. N. - United Nations -
v. g. - very good -
V.O.A. - voice of America -
vs. - versus -
vs. - verse -
w. 1. watt -
2. weight -
Wanna - want to
wk. - week -
Ya - you
Yeah - yes
Yep - yes
Yr. - younger
KKK - Ku-Klux-Klan - - -

to be:
Is not = isn't
are not = ren't
she is = she's
he is = he's

we are = we're
they are = they're
I am = I'm
I am not = I'm not
You are = you're

, c
:
2 = to
4 = for
8 = ate

:
U = you ()
C = see ()
B = be ()

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ALA - Alabama -
Ariz - Arizona -
Ark - Arkansas -
Cal. - California -
Colo. - Colorado -
onn. - Connecticut -
Del. Delaware -
Ga. - Georgia -
Ia. - Iowa -
Ill - Illinois -
Ind. - Indiana -
La - Louisiana -
Md. - Maryland -
Me. - Maine -
Mich. - Michigan -
Minn. - Minnesota -
Miss. - Mississippi -
Mo. - Missouri -
Mont. - Montana -
Neb. - Nebraska -
Nev. - Nevada -

N. C. - North Carolina -
N. Dak. - North Dakota -
Neb. - Nebraska -
Nev. - Nevada -
N. H. - New Hampshire -
N. J. - New Jersey -
N. Mex. - New Mexico -
O. - Ohio -
Okla. - Oklahoma -
Oreg. - Oregon -
Penn. Penna. - Pennsylvania -
S. C. - South Carolina -
SD - South Dakota -
Tenn. - Tennessee -
Va. - Virginia -
V. T. - Vermont -
Wis. - Wisconsin -
Wyo. - Wyoming -

gonna = is / am going to (do
something) - /
-

ya = you
"
lemme = let me - /
/

wanna = want to -
gotta = has / have got to (or have got)
- /
innit = isn't it - -?
ain't = isn't / haven't / hasn't

whadd'ya = what do you -

...
"
dunno = don't / doesn't know -