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  • Do not use an abbreviation that can easily be avoided.

  • In an abbreviation, use full stops and capital letters in the conventional way.

  • Do not forget to punctuate the rest of the sentence normally.

attn

 abbreviation

attention: used for showing that a letter is for the attention of a particular person

BYOB

 abbreviation

bring your own bottle: used on invitations to show that you should take wine, beer, or something else to drink to a party

c/-

 abbreviation

australian

 care of: used in an address on a letter or parcel that you are sending to someone at another person’s house

cc

 abbreviation

used on a business letter or email for saying that a copy is being sent to the personmentioned

c/o

 abbreviation

care of: used in an address on a letter or parcel that you are sending to someone at another person’s house

enc.

 abbreviation

enclosed

encl.

 abbreviation

enclosed or enclosure: used at the top or bottom of a letter to show that something else is being sent with it

fao

 abbreviation

for the attention of: written in front of someone’s name on a document, letter, orenvelope to show that it is intended for them

f.i.o.

 abbreviation

for information only: written on a business letter or email to show that it is being sent to someone in order to give them information, and they are not expected to reply or take any action

pp

 abbreviation

business

british

 written before someone’s name when you are signing a letter for them

PPS

 abbreviation

written before a note at the end of a letter, after the PS note

PS

 abbreviation

postscript: used for introducing some additional information at the end of a letter after you have signed your name

PTO

 abbreviation

please turn over: used at the bottom of a page when there is more writing on the other side

re

 preposition

used in business letters for introducing the subject that you are going to write about

ref.

 abbreviation

reference: used in a business letter when you are giving the numbers and letters that show exactly which document or piece of information you are talking about

RSVP

 abbreviation

used on written invitations to ask the person invited to say whether they can go to asocial event or not