| A.B. or B.A. | Bachelor of Arts. | |
| Acct. | Account. | |
| A.D. | In the year of our Lord. | |
| Ala. | Alabama. | |
| A.M. | Before noon (ante meridian). | |
| A.M. | or M.A. Master of Arts. | |
| Anon. | Anonymous. | |
| Ark. | Arkansas. | |
| Aug. | August. | |
| Ave. | Avenue. | |
| B.C. | Before Christ. | |
| B.C. | British Columbia. | |
| B.C.L. | Bachelor of Civil Law. | |
| B.D. | Bachelor of Divinity. | |
| B. Pæd. | Bachelor of Pedagogy. | |
| Cal. | California. | |
| Capt. | Captain. | |
| Co. | Company. | |
| Co. | County. | |
| C.E. | Civil Engineer. | |
| C.O.D. | Cash on Delivery. | |
| Col. | Colonel. | |
| Col. | Colorado. | |
| Conn. | Connecticut. | |
| Cr. | Credit. | |
| Cr. | Creditor. | |
| D.C. | District of Columbia. | |
| D.C.L. | Doctor of Civil Law. | |
| D.D. | Doctor of Divinity. | |
| Dec. | December. | |
| Del. | Delaware. | |
| do. | The same (ditto). | |
| Dr. | Debtor. | |
| Dr. | Doctor. | |
| D. Pæd. | Doctor of Pedagogy. | |
| E. | East. | |
| e.g. | For example (exempli gratia). | |
| Esq. | Esquire. | |
| etc. | And others; and so forth. | |
| Feb. | February. | |
| Fla. | Florida. | |
| F.R.S. | Fellow of the Royal Society. | |
| Ga. | Georgia. | |
| Gen. | General. | |
| Gov. | Governor. | |
| Gov.-Gen. | Governor-General. | |
| Hon. | Honorable. | |
| Ill. | Illinois. | |
| Ind. | Indiana. | |
| inst. | Instant—the present month. | |
| Jan. | January. | |
| Jr. or Jun. | Junior. | |
| Kan. | Kansas. | |
| Kee. | Keewatin. | |
| Ky. | Kentucky. | |
| La. | Louisiana. | |
| Lab. | Labrador. | |
| L.I. | Long Island. | |
| Lieut. | Lieutenant. | |
| Lieut.-Col. | Lieutenant-Colonel. | |
| Lieut.-Gov. | Lieutenant-Governor. | |
| LL.B. | Bachelor of Laws. | |
| LL.D. | Doctor of Laws. | |
| Maj.-Gen. | Major-General. | |
| Man. | Manitoba. | |
| Mass. | Massachusetts. | |
| M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine. | |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine. | |
| Md. | Maryland. | |
| Me. | Maine. | |
| Messrs. | Gentlemen (Messieurs). | |
| Mich. | Michigan. | |
| Minn. | Minnesota. | |
| Miss. | Mississippi. | |
| Mlle. | Mademoiselle. | |
| Mo. | Missouri. | |
| Mon. | Monday. | |
| Mont. | Montana. | |
| M.L.A. | Member of Legislative Assembly. | |
| M.P. | Member of Parliament. | |
| M.P.P. | Member of Provincial Parliament. | |
| Mr. | Mister. | |
| Mrs. | Mistress. | |
| Ms. | Manuscript. | |
| Mss. | Manuscripts. | |
| N. | North. | |
| N.B. | Note well (nota bene). | |
| N.B. | New Brunswick. | |
| Neb. | Nebraska. | |
| Nev. | Nevada. | |
| N.C. | North Carolina. | |
| N. Dak. | North Dakota. | |
| Nfld. | Newfoundland. | |
| N.H. | New Hampshire. | |
| N.J. | New Jersey. | |
| No. | Number. | |
| Nov. | November. | |
| N.S. | Nova Scotia. | |
| N.Y. | New York. | |
| O. | Ohio. | |
| Oct. | October. | |
| Ont. | Ontario. | |
| Or. | Oregon. | |
| p. | Page. | |
| Pa. | Pennsylvania. | |
| per cent. | By the hundred. | |
| Ph.B. | Bachelor of Philosophy. | |
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy. | |
| P.M. | Afternoon (post meridian). | |
| P.M. | Post Master. | |
| P.O. | Post Office. | |
| pp. | Pages. | |
| Pres. | President. | |
| Prof. | Professor. | |
| Pro tem. | For the time being (pro tempore). | |
| prox. | Next month (proximo). | |
| P.S. | Postscript (post scriptum). | |
| Que. | Quebec. | |
| Rev. | Reverend. | |
| R.I. | Rhode Island. | |
| R.R. | Railroad. | |
| Rt. Rev. | Right Reverend. | |
| S. | South. | |
| Sask. | Saskatchewan. | |
| Sept. | September. | |
| Sr. or Sen. | Senior. | |
| S.C. | South Carolina. | |
| S. Dak. | South Dakota. | |
| Sat. | Saturday. | |
| ss. | Steamship. | |
| St. | Street. | |
| Sun. | Sunday. | |
| Supt. | Superintendent. | |
| Tenn. | Tennessee. | |
| Tex. | Texas. | |
| Thurs. | Thursday. | |
| Tues. | Tuesday. | |
| ult. | Last month (ultimo). | |
| U.S. | United States. | |
| U.S.A. | United States Army. | |
| U.S.A. | United States of America. | |
| Va. | Virginia. | |
| Vs. | Against (versus). | |
| Vt. | Vermont. | |
| W. | West. | |
| Wed. | Wednesday. | |
| Wis. | Wisconsin. | |
| Wash. | Washington. | |