The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
ISBN-10
1853263850
ISBN-13
9781853263859
Category
Reference
Pages
242
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Authors
Rodney Dale, Steve Puttick

Description

Like it or not, abbreviations and acronyms are now an essential ingredient of everyday life. Since the first edition of The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations & Acronyms was published in mid-1997, the compilers have been diligently collecting further examples from many walks of life

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