AM     Before noon

APR     Annual Percentage Rate

Ag     Agriculture

Ammo     Ammunition (gun ads only)

Apt.     Apartment (name & address only)

Attn.     Attention

Auto.     Automatic

Ave.     Avenue (name & address only)

BBQ     Barbecue

BTU     British Thermal Unit

Bdrm.     Bedroom

Blvd.     Boulevard (stress address only)

Bros.     Brothers (company name only)

CB     Citizen Band Radio

Chevy     Chevrolet

cm     Centimeter

Co.     Company (in proper names only)

Co.     County (in proper names only)

Condo     Condominium

Corp.     Corporation (proper names only)

Ct.     Court (street address only)

Cu. Ft.     Cubic foot/feet

Cyl.     Cylinder

Dr.     Doctor (proper name only)

Dr.     Drive (street address only)

Dist.     District (proper name only)

EOE     Equal Opportunity Employer

ER     Emergency Room

E.     East

Etc.     Etcetera

4WD     Four Wheel Drive

Ft. or '     Foot/feet

HazMat     Hazardous Material(s)

Hp     Horsepower

Hr.(s)     Hour(s)

Hwy.     Highway

In. or "     Inch

ICU     Intensive Care Unit

Inc.     Incorporated (company name only)

Int'l     International (company name only)

Jr.     Junior

K     Thousand (in auto ads)

KW     Kilowatt

Lab     Laboratory

Lb.(s.)     Pounds(s)

Limo     Limousine

Ln.     Lane (street address only)

Ltd.     Limited (company name only)

M/F or     Male/Female

M/F/H/V     Male/Female/Handicapped/Veterans

mm     Millimeter

Mfg.     Manufacturing (company name only)

Misc.     Miscellaneous

MPG     Miles Per Gallon

MPH     Miles Per Hour

Mr./Mrs./Ms.     Mister/Missus/Miss

N.     North

Nat'l.     National (company name only)

OB/GYN     Obstetrics/Gynecology

OR     Operating Room

OTR     Over The Road

Olds     Oldsmobile

PC     Personal Computer

PM     Afternoon

PO     Post Office

POB     Post Office Box

Pkg.     Package (employment reference)

RV     Recreational Vehicle

SASE     Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

S.     South

Sq. Ft.     Square foot/feet

Sr.     Senior

St.     Street (address only)

TV     Television

T-Bird     Thunderbird

VW     Volkswagon

WPM     Words Per Minute

W.     West