Back in the 19 th century, telegraph operators used to communicate using abbreviations that look very much like modern text messages. New technology has often been the influence behind new English abbreviations and acronyms (an acronym is a type of abbreviation that uses the first letters of each word, such as ASAP – the acronym for A s S oon A s P ossible). Also, when writing was a slow process, using abbreviations saved you valuable time. The more space you could save with abbreviations, the less material you used. Stone and parchment were expensive writing materials. It’s easy to see why abbreviations were useful. Take a look at almost any Latin inscription or medieval manuscript and you’ll find abbreviations like ‘ARG’ for ‘Argentum’ (silver or money) or even simply ‘M’, which could stand for dozens of words like ‘Magister’ (teacher), ‘Mater’ (mother) or even ‘Mortus’ (dead).
Abbreviations – shortened forms of words or phrases – have been with us for a very long time.
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