May 30, 2013 · R/C – “remote control” b/c – “because” Like most abbreviations, these are less common in formal writing, although some of them (like I/O) appear often in technical writing. …

May 7, 2015 · The remaining issue—how B.C. (Before Christ) triumphed over A.C. (Ante Christum)—remains unexplained, but it seems possible that writers deemed B.C. a less …

A.D. 1 was first calculated in the first millenium based on available knowledge at the time. Later on, it was found Jesus likely wasn't born that year, but a few years earlier (i.e., in the …

Dec 21, 2012 · Normal usage is "A, B, C, etc." (this is the norm, a list of things that is long and generally well known), "A or B, C or D, etc." (where each letter represents some kind of distinct …

Aug 29, 2013 · One each from one or more categories of A, B, C and D (2.) Multiples permitted within one category but not across categories (A or AA or BBB, but not AB or ABB) One or …

According to this discussion Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US? the meaning of these abbreviations is well known in English speaking countries. Recently, a colleague …

Sep 15, 2020 · The construction A is to B as C is to D is very specific (A relates to B in the same way that C relates to D), and probably shouldn't be linked to simpler forms. – FumbleFingers …

May 23, 2022 · The only way to do it as it stands is A, and B and C. Whether that would be clear enough depends on the context. Whether that would be clear enough depends on the context. …

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Feb 13, 2020 · 1) a < b < c. would be enough. If it a non-math audience, and the context was already established that a was less than c, then "b is between a and c but doesn't equal either" …