Those darn lbs!
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Great random…L-bs..like leonard is bull-shiter
…Not really…If you breed during this period — it may be a libra…Closet to the sun 
…TnT is a nobel prize for what?—blowing things up?…
Never used the term for weight in a person. Never heard anyone use it ever in conversation… Used in something else though, more of a drug back in the day…
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“If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Sir Winston Churchill 1874-1965 from the HotForwords “thing-in-itself’”
H/W: NB meaning note well
Exact Elahie!
Literal translation from latin: Nota Bene.
LOL.
If it isn’t that you mess up your lines it’s the computer
As a joke (and to paraphrase) I thought “lbs” would be short for a “load of bull”
you can still watch it here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqRoF8Eizf0
What happened to the vid? .. It’s gone!
I was going to say something about engish money (prior to … erm .. 1972, i think) being L.S.D for Pounds, Shillings, and Pence.
Where L was for Pounds (Libra)
and D was for Pence (Dinari)
but.. with the vid being missing, i’m too upset to mention it.
Hey MIJJ, the video is here now!!!!!!!!!!!!pretty
i’m still too upset to mention it. {pout}
plus .. yes .. pretty pretty.
A short tartan miniskirt!!
I’m easily bribed.
How could this be anything but, a 5 out of 5?
You asked for abbreviations that don’t quite look right for the word they abbreviate. You’ve covered “lbs” and “Mrs.”, already. “No.” for number is addressed above. But what about “Rx” for prescription?
You defined lb, but I use kg., so can you say something about the European version? Where does gramm come from?
Indeed, where do gram, mile, meter, and liter come from? I also have a resolution, but I left it on the last video’s comments even though I wrote it in response to this video.
Nevermind, it is latin based, Medicinae Doctor, which means “Teacher of Medicine” so it is similar.
LB is for pound, MD is for doctor. I know MD doesn’t stand for medical doctor, it stands for something else. I always forget. But I think that is an abbreviation that doesn’t match the word.
My New Year’s Resolution is to learn how to speak Slovak. I just proposed to my girlfriend (who is Slovak) and we’re going to be married this summer. Her parents don’t speak English, so opening the lines of communication is up to me! I’ve already been studying Slovak for about a year, so I just need to keep working on it. I live in Bratislava, by the way, so that helps!
Two abbreviations I’d like to know about are “i.e.” and “e.g.” I know they come from Latin, but what’s the difference between them? I’m an English teacher here in Slovakia and my students often ask me.
Meaning of i.e. (abbreviation, acronym)
id est (i.e.)
that is to say (Latin); for example; for instance
Yahoo answers: e.g. means “for example”
it’s from the latin “exempli gratia”
And I think No for number comes from “numero”.
How about the abbreviation No. for number? Why isn’t it Nu.?
Love the videos!
man its coming from ‘NumerO’ (latin or italian)
Marina reminded me that i need to lose those LBs asap…thank you Ms M
I thought you might find this article interesting on the problems that can occur using abbreviations
I guess I should check the doctors notes.
I love this place.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7171453.stm
MARINA IS THE BEST TEACHER IN THE WORLD!!!
You know, lbs is an avoirdupois unit. You should do avoirdupois. It is actually English not French. A most interesting word.
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I like your videos very, very much!
http://www.subtire.com
keep up the good work!