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Abbreviations
A standard dictionary includes all common abbreviations. Ambiguous abbre-
viations are solved based on the linguistic context: "Dr." is pronounced as
"doctor" when followed by a capital letter and as "drive" in all other cases,
"St." is pronounced as "saint" when followed by a capital letter and as "street"
in other cases.
Dictionary contained abbreviations
ASAP TTS Dr. e.g. etc. Ltd.
Bros. Jr. Sgt. Lt. Col. Gen.
Mr. Mrs. ca. St. Eng. mm.
cm. Tel. Inc. excl. gr kg
i.e. Dept. Hr. Av. Ave. Pres.
The abbreviations for months are recognized.
Jan. Aug. Oct. Dec.
Context rules
Dr. Johnson lives in Elm Dr. Doctor Johnson lives in Elm drive
St. Peter’s St. Saint Peter’s street
Dr. Johnson lives in St. Peter’s St. Doctor Johnson lives in Saint
Peter’s street
Acronyms
Acronyms are pronounced as normal words.
NASA IRIS UNESCO
Initialisms
Initialisms are pronounced letter by letter.
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