U85: abbreviations & acronyms

Question 1

e.g. (Latin: exempli gratia)

Answer 1

for example

Question 2

i.e. (Latin: id est)

Answer 2

that is

Question 3

AD (Latin: Anno Domini) / CE

Answer 3

after Christ / Common Era

Question 4

BC / BCE

Answer 4

before Christ / Before the Common Era

Question 5

ID

Answer 5

identity document

Question 6

NB (Latin: nota bene)

Answer 6

note well

Question 7

PTO

Answer 7

please turn over

Question 8

RSVP (French: répondez s’il vous plaît)

Answer 8

please reply

Question 9

bedsit

Answer 9

flat with only one room, which is a bed and a sitting room

Question 10

sitcom

Answer 10

short for situational comedy

Question 11

biodata

Answer 11

biographical data

Question 12

biopic

Answer 12

biographical picture

Question 13

AIDS

Answer 13

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 14

NATO

Answer 14

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Question 15

PIN

Answer 15

Personal Identification Number

Question 16

VAT

Answer 16

Value-Added Tax

Question 17

fig.

Answer 17

figure

Question 18

ed. / eds.

Answer 18

editor(s)

Question 19

p. / pp.

Answer 19

page(s)

Question 20

cf.

Answer 20

compare

Question 21

et al.

Answer 21

and others