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Förkortningar på svenska (Swedish abbreviations) Posted by on Jun 9, 2012

The other day I was thinking about abbreviations and thought it might be helpful to learn some. There are hundreds more but these are probably a good start and will make everyday life in Sweden a whole lot easier.  Abbreviations  Swedish  English  alt.  alternativt  alternatively  avd.  avdelning  department, section  m.fl.  med flera  more in addition…

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V.g. avg. i e.m. Posted by on Dec 15, 2009

Let’s be honest, there’s no fun and exciting way to talk about abbreviations. But they can be tricky and it is quite easy to become Swenglish when there’s an abbreviation involved. So, let’s get this over with, shall we? Useful Swedish abbreviations and where you would see them: ank. = ankommande = arrival, arriving Ank. tåg från Stockholm Train arriving from Stockholm…

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