By Numbers, Abbreviations

In SMM7 (Standard method of measurement, for construction) the word 'number' is abbreviated by 'nr', I personall use 'nr', but I haven't seen it used anywhere else.

When you use Nr. or nr, you're probably living in The Netherlands or Belgium, because there they abreviate number (nummer) with nr ;) Grtz. Bas from The Netherlands

You gave the best response. Paul Darst Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Hi, My advice is that you should not abbreviate the word 'number' in any sentence that is not very informal writing. Just abbreviate it in relatively short phrases, eg report headings. Best wishes, Clive

I agree that "no" as an abbreviation, whether capitalized and full-stopped or not, is liable to be confusing in all but the very clearest contexts. I would use the endearingly-named "hash mark" if at all possible, especially before another word (# of messages). I don't know what you're...

Anonymous wrote:It's still a bit unclear to me whether "no." (or some other abbreviation, maybe) can be used to replace number eg. in phrases "Number of messages" and "Serial number". Would you please share your views. I do have a reason for using abbreviations.no.,1. north.2. northern.3. ...

In French, the dot depends on the last letter. As the abbreviation of numéro (meaning number) ends with the last letter of the word numéro, we don't use the dot. If the abbreviation was built with the starting letters like nu, in that case we should write "nu." (nu dot).Another example is...

Samuel Wilson was well-known for his fair business practices and jovial personality, so the townspeople referred to him as Uncle Sam. Eventually, his fair-dealing reputation won him a military contract to provide beef and pork to the soldiers quartered near Troy during the War of 1812. In order...

hi, I hope the term number must be abbreviated only as "no.". But some people are using the abbreviation without the "dot" at the end.

According to the 4th ed. of The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers the answer is this. When indicating plural letters like 4 s's, 4 i's, and 2 p's you separate the letter and the 's' that makes it a plural with a single apostrophe. When writing the plural of a number like 3s or 5s you can...