Abbreviations Quote by Zach Galifianakis

R.I.P. A careless abbreviation of "requiescat in pace", attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters…

— Ambrose Bierce

What modern technology has done has afforded us the luxury of abbreviation and being concise with time, I think. Things that it would take…

— Justin Broadrick

There is no fast, easy shortcut for the word abbreviation.

— Dana Gould

DNA is an abbreviation for deoxyribonucleicantidisestablishmentarianism, a complex string of syllables.

— Dave Barry

“I’m not sure how long I lay there, blissed-out and farting.”

— David Sedaris

I'm up for it. Whatever it is. As long as it means I'll always be with you.

— Melissa de la Cruz

The military never uses a full word if they can create an abbreviation.

— Philip Hammond

“The word "fine" is the greatest abbreviation and obviously wrong.”

— Lydia Davis

“Your taste for abbreviation meant that instead of finishing the works you undertook, you finished yourself. You”

— Édouard Levé

Confusions in life: Why is the word ABBREVIATION too long? If a TURTLE loses his shell, is it Naked or Homeless? If OLIVE OIL…

— Pacifiersucker

“OK isn’t just all right—it’s also the abbreviation for the state above Texas.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Email to Eric from Bill: GFY. Let me know if you need help with that abbreviation Sheriff. Bill”

— Charlaine Harris

“For ‘worship’ is an abbreviation of ‘worthship’.”

— John R.W. Stott

“Why is abbreviation such a long word?”

— Teresa Monachino

The name Alaska is probably an abbreviation of Unalaska, derived from the original Aleut word agunalaksh, which means "the shores where the sea breaks…

— Corey Ford