3. I do not have printed (paper) dictionaries, so I use the on-line versions of the dictionaries. sb in the Cambridge Dictionary: sb = written abbreviation for somebody or someone. sth in the Cambridge Dictionary. sth = written abbreviation for something. Of course, several words / expressions can be abbreviated as sb or sth. More @Wikipedia
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