| A | B |
|---|
| a. m. | ante meridiem |
| p. m. | post meridiem |
| PC | Police Constable |
| CID | Criminal Investigation Department |
| Oxon. | Oxoniensis: of Oxford University |
| Cantab. | Cantabrigiensis: of Cambridge University |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| PM | Prime Minister |
| BR | British Rail |
| BA | British Airways |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| BST | British Summer Time |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| ITV | Independent Television |
| AD | Anno Domini: in the year of Our Lord |
| BC | Before Christ |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| oz | ounce |
| Ib | pound |
| st | stone |
| in | inch |
| ft | foot |
| yd | yard |
| Con. | Conservative party |
| Lab. | Labour Party |
| Lib. Dem | Liberal Democrats |
| St | Street |
| Rd | Road |
| Ave | Avenue |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| MA | Master of Arts |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| mpg | miles per gallon |
| mph | miles per hour |
| cc | cubic centimetres |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| DIY | Do It Yourself |
| QC | Queen´s Counsel |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| VC | Victoria Cross |
| TUC | Trades Union Congress |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| VIP | Very Important Person |
| MBE | Member of the British Empire |
| SOS | International distress signal |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| CND | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| OPEC | Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
