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NOTETAKING SYMBOLS & ABBREVIATIONS
"Learn 2 wrt fast b4 u go bananas!"
When you are listening to your instructor and trying to take notes at the same time, it can be a little bit difficult
to write quickly enough. Using symbols in your notes will help you write
more quickly. Here are some symbols you can use:
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SYMBOL
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MEANING
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EXAMPLE
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®
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leads to, produces, causes, makes |
Practice ®improvement. |
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¬
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comes from, is the result of |
Success ¬ determination. |
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increased, increasing, goes up, rises |
Taxes 200% last year. |
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¯ |
decreased, decreasing, lowering |
Salaries ¯this year. |
&
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and |
coffee & cream |
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@
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at |
I'll be home @ 4:00p.m. |
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/
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per |
17 miles/gallon |
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p
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page |
Read p 89. |
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pp
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pages |
Study pp 37-40. |
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¶
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paragraph |
Rewrite ¶ number four. |
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§
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section |
Read § 7 again. |
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?
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question |
Answer ? 5. |
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Math Symbols
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SYMBOL
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MEANING
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EXAMPLE
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+
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plus, in addition, and, also |
He rides a bike + he skates. |
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-
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minus |
He was - a brain. |
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=
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equal to, is |
Women are = to men. |
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¹
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not equal, is not |
Diet ice cream is ¹to real! |
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~
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about, approximately |
He's ~ 17 yrs old. |
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ft
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foot, feet |
He's 6 ft tall. |
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X
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times |
5X the diameter of the earth. |
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>
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greater than |
6 >
2 |
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<
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less than |
My salary is <
yours. |
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$
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money, cost, price |
He left his $ at
home. |
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%
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percent |
12% of the employees
came. |
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~
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approximately, more
or less |
She made ~ 25 copies. |
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.·.
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therefore |
I think .·.
I am. |
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#
no.
#s
nos.
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number
number
numbers
numbers |
Please answer # 7.
Please answer no. 7
Please answer #s. 1-10
Please answer nos. 1-10 |
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ht
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height |
ht 5'3 |
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wt
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weight |
wt 150 |
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2
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to
two
too |
Time 2 go!
2 people.
Me 2. |
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Initials
and Abbreviations
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SYMBOL
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MEANING
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EXAMPLE
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w/
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with (something) |
A war was fought
w/ NATO aid. |
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w/o
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without |
They fought w/o fear. |
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w/i
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within |
There are problems
w/i the company. |
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i.e.
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that is |
A Siamese, i.e. a
cat, is a fun pet. |
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e.g.
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for example |
Professionals, e.g.
doctors and lawyers, met here. |
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etc.
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et cetera, so forth |
Cats, dogs, etc.,
make good pets. |
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b/c
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because |
We pay taxes b/c
it's the law. |
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b/4
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before |
Chicken b/4 egg? |
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re:
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regarding, about |
I need to see you
re: the sales figures. |
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esp.
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especially |
Tobacco,
esp. cigarettes, causes cancer. |
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min.
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minimum |
The min. is $400. |
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max.
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maximum |
The max. number of
people in an elevator is 10. |
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gov't.
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government |
The gov't. helped the people. |
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ASAP
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as soon as possible |
Finish your exam ASAP. |
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wrt
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write |
wrt #3 (write number 3) |
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rt
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right |
rt side |
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yr / yrs
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year, years |
She's 5 yrs old. |
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c.
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circa, about, around, from the year |
This picture is c. 1900 |
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vs
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versus, as opposed to |
Purple vs green |
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ch
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chapter |
Read ch 8. |
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Q
A
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question
answer |
Q: What is that?
A: I don't know! |
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ex
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example |
Look at ex 4. |
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wd
wds
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word
words |
1 vocabulary wd.
25 vocabulary wds. |
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ref
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reference |
ref required. |
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diff
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difference |
What is the diff? |
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A few more notetaking tips for you:
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If you are in a hurry, leave out a, an,
or the, and dot your i and cross your t later.
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Always use 1, 2, 3,...instead of one, two three.
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Abbreviate any word by leaving out the vowels.
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