Morning. something short cause I'm late for work.
abbreviate \uh-BREE-vee-ayt\ verb
: to make briefer; especially : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
Example sentence:
"Engineers abbreviate the words 'pounds per square foot' as 'psf.'" (Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings Stand Up)
Did you know?
"Abbreviate" and "abridge" both mean "to make shorter," so it probably will come as no surprise that both derive from the Latin verb "brevis," meaning "short." "Abbreviate" first appeared in print in English in the 15th century, and derives from "abbreviatus," the past participle of Late Latin "abbreviare," which in turn can be traced back to "brevis." "Abridge," which appeared a century earlier, also comes from "abbreviare," but took a side trip through Anglo-French before arriving in Middle English as "abregen." "Brevis" is also the ancestor of the English "brief" itself, as well as "brevity" and "breviary" ("a prayer book" or "a brief summary"), among others.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence
What sucks is that most of us live Abbriated lives, never quite experiencing all that is possible out of fear or just ignorance.... this is bad and shoudl be stopped! experience it, whatever it may be.
(right. that was a dumb motivational type thing... yea. I'm out. bye.)
abbreviate \uh-BREE-vee-ayt\ verb
: to make briefer; especially : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
Example sentence:
"Engineers abbreviate the words 'pounds per square foot' as 'psf.'" (Mario Salvadori, Why Buildings Stand Up)
Did you know?
"Abbreviate" and "abridge" both mean "to make shorter," so it probably will come as no surprise that both derive from the Latin verb "brevis," meaning "short." "Abbreviate" first appeared in print in English in the 15th century, and derives from "abbreviatus," the past participle of Late Latin "abbreviare," which in turn can be traced back to "brevis." "Abridge," which appeared a century earlier, also comes from "abbreviare," but took a side trip through Anglo-French before arriving in Middle English as "abregen." "Brevis" is also the ancestor of the English "brief" itself, as well as "brevity" and "breviary" ("a prayer book" or "a brief summary"), among others.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence
What sucks is that most of us live Abbriated lives, never quite experiencing all that is possible out of fear or just ignorance.... this is bad and shoudl be stopped! experience it, whatever it may be.
(right. that was a dumb motivational type thing... yea. I'm out. bye.)
joshxxx:
Its not a dumb motivational thing, its a very good observation. Although, I don't think I'm missing out on anything because of my fear... hahahahaha... oh, my side hurts now.
