Those darn lbs!

:idea: Me being a Libra is then the reason I am perpetually lb’d by Jelly Donuts? And I thought it was my fault…whew!

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http://www.subtire.com :) I like your videos very, very much!
keep up the good work!

You know, lbs is an avoirdupois unit. You should do avoirdupois. It is actually English not French. A most interesting word.

MARINA IS THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD!!! :mrgreen: :lol: :grin: :!:

I thought you might find this article interesting on the problems that can occur using abbreviations
I guess I should check the doctors notes.
I love this place. :wink:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7171453.stm

Marina reminded me that i need to lose those LBs asap…thank you Ms M

How about the abbreviation No. for number? Why isn’t it Nu.?

Love the videos!

My New Year’s Resolution is to learn how to speak Slovak. I just proposed to my girlfriend (who is Slovak) and we’re going to be married this summer. Her parents don’t speak English, so opening the lines of communication is up to me! I’ve already been studying Slovak for about a year, so I just need to keep working on it. I live in Bratislava, by the way, so that helps!

Two abbreviations I’d like to know about are “i.e.” and “e.g.” I know they come from Latin, but what’s the difference between them? I’m an English teacher here in Slovakia and my students often ask me.

LB is for pound, MD is for doctor. I know MD doesn’t stand for medical doctor, it stands for something else. I always forget. But I think that is an abbreviation that doesn’t match the word.

Nevermind, it is latin based, Medicinae Doctor, which means “Teacher of Medicine” so it is similar.

Meaning of i.e. (abbreviation, acronym)
id est (i.e.)
that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance

Yahoo answers: e.g. means “for example”
it’s from the latin “exempli gratia”

And I think No for number comes from “numero”.

You defined lb, but I use kg., so can you say something about the European version? Where does gramm come from?

Indeed, where do gram, mile, meter, and liter come from? I also have a resolution, but I left it on the last video’s comments even though I wrote it in response to this video. :smile:

You asked for abbreviations that don’t quite look right for the word they abbreviate. You’ve covered “lbs” and “Mrs.”, already. “No.” for number is addressed above. But what about “Rx” for prescription?

A short tartan miniskirt!!
I’m easily bribed.
How could this be anything but, a 5 out of 5?

:wink:

What happened to the vid? .. It’s gone!

I was going to say something about engish money (prior to … erm .. 1972, i think) being L.S.D for Pounds, Shillings, and Pence.
Where L was for Pounds (Libra)
and D was for Pence (Dinari)

but.. with the vid being missing, i’m too upset to mention it.

you can still watch it here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqRoF8Eizf0

LOL.

If it isn’t that you mess up your lines it’s the computer :)

As a joke (and to paraphrase) I thought “lbs” would be short for a “load of bull”

H/W: NB meaning note well

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“If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965 from the HotForwords “thing-in-itself’” :wink: :lol: Submissions for the year were …think before you (I) speak or say not a thing :cool: xyz to mean omega

Hey MIJJ, the video is here now!!!!!!!!!!!!pretty

Exact Elahie!

Literal translation from latin: Nota Bene.

i’m still too upset to mention it. {pout}

plus .. yes .. pretty pretty.

man its coming from ‘NumerO’ (latin or italian) :razz:

Never used the term for weight in a person. Never heard anyone use it ever in conversation… Used in something else though, more of a drug back in the day…

Great random…L-bs..like leonard is bull-shiter :grin: …Not really…If you breed during this period — it may be a libra…Closet to the sun :smile: …TnT is a nobel prize for what?—blowing things up?…

the craziest abbreviations are the stock-exchange———-financial engineering spews out acronyms and initials “prolifically”…pounds are # —no…Bless and be wise…I have work and important letter to write……..mend and weaving is a darn concept :smile:

LOL!!! Too cute!

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