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Bookmark or Share- Abbreviation of number - N, N°, Nr, Nbr, No? - WordReference ForumsWelcome, SilviaVirus. Not to anticipate your clarification, but just a general comment about No vs N°. As No can easily be confused with the word "no", it's generally best to include the stop: "No." (even these days, when it's acceptable to write many abbreviations without stops). The disadvantage with that is that the stop tends to break the ...
- politeness - What does "No Thanks!" mean? - English Language & Usage ..."No, Thanks" and "No Thanks!" mean different things, depending on the prosody. The stress and intonation will convey non-verbal information. For example, no thanks (unstressed, "no" on a high tone and "thanks" on a low tone, equal duration for both words) will indicate a polite decline of the offer of cookies.
- Why does "No" mean "Number?" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeWhy does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and). The OED has it in use from the 8th century, based on the ablative numerō used for an implied preposition in: X in or according to number.
- "No worry" vs. "No worries" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeNo worries. According to wikipedia it originated in Australia (my country). In Australia, 'mate' often gets added: No worries, mate. In North Queensland, Yeah no worries ay. Alternative forms: No worries, bro / sis. No worries, brother / sister. No worries, brah. No worries, eh bro. (Common with New Zealanders) And other classics: No worries, c**t
- What is the correct abbreviation for the word "numbers"?The numero sign or numero symbol, № (also represented as Nº, No̲, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word number(s) indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, with the numero sign, the written long-form of the address "Number 22 Acacia Avenue" is shortened to " № 22 Acacia Avenue ", yet both ...
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