Aha! I finally get it! What might cause a sudden burst of understanding? Often, it’s an example. For example, for instance, such as, by way of illustration—there are so many expressions to introduce ...

“What is another word for `synonym`?” somebody asked me the other day. “What is the abbreviation of `abbreviation`?” I retorted. We laughed it off. But abbreviations are no laughing matter.

If you send a significant number of emails daily for work or in your personal life, you may use abbreviations to help compose and send your messages as quickly as possible. Though these abbreviations ...