Tag Archives: Abbreviations

Reading Baseball Abbreviations: Fielding

As an avid baseball fan, I watch baseball all the time. I pretty much understand all the softball rules and all the abbreviations. But many people don’t understand the abbreviations. The purpose of this article is to teach you how to understand the abbreviations associated with baseballs. A-This abbreviation stands for “Helps.” Any ball thrown […]

Teaching Note Taking Strategies

In particular, classroom lectures are a popular way for teachers and professors to present information. Research has shown that students who take the most effective notes and spend time reviewing outside of school and those notes perform better in recognizing and retaining information. There are many ways in which students in high school are expected […]

Ways to Improve Your Note Taking

As with all aspects of your academic performance, good note taking skills take time to develop. If your school prepared you well for university life, then you should not be shocked to find that a 55 minute lecture translates into 55 minutes of listening and note taking. Effective note taking can make a huge difference […]

The Foreign Phrases Frequently Used in English Articles Creating Problems to Readers : a Guide to Readers

INTRODUCTION Some foreign words are frequently used in the different ENGLISH articles for different purposes. Readers often face problems during reading an English text because they sometimes fail to understand the meaning of such foreign words. These foreign words mainly consist of the languages like LATIN, FRENCH, SPANISH, GERMAN etc. I had also seen that […]

Use of Abbreviations in Business Communications

Abbreviations What is an abbreviation? An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase that is used to save space in written documents. Although abbreviations are mostly used in technical writing, they can also be used in many business communications. Form: first and last letters of a word You may form abbreviations from […]

Ancient Roman Inventions that Will Never Go Out of Style

Ancient Romans invented many amazing things still in use today. Some have never changed between then and now. When society becomes more advanced, some of those inventions may no longer be of use. There are a few, however, that will never never go out of style. We will likely be using ancient Roman inventions centuries […]