Numbers
5,10,50,100,500,1000 - V, X, L, C, D, M (Roman numerals)
10 - IO
100 mph - TON (motorcycle term)
1000 - K (kilogram)
A
about - RE (regarding), C (circa)
aide-de-camp - ADC
article - A, AN, THE
aspiration - H
B
black - B
bearing - NNE, NEN, ENE etc.
book - OT or NT (Old and New Testaments)
born - B or NEE
C
caught - CT
church - CE (Church of England), CH
circle - O
cold - C
conservative - CON, TORY
D
degree - MA, BA
doctor - DR, MO(medical officer), GP
duck - O (zero in cricket)
E
east - E
english - E
exercise - PE (Physical Education)
F
first - A (letter of alphabet)
force - G (gravity)
for example - EG, SAY
french - F
G
german - G
gold - AU or OR
good - G
H
hestitation - ER
high class - U (upper)
horse - GG ("geegee")
hot - H
hospital department - A&E, ENT
I
J
K
king - K, R (rex)
kiss - X
L
last - Z (of the alphabet)
left - L
lines - RY (railway), LL (looks like tracks)
local - INN, PUB
loud/ very loud - F/ FF (forte in music)
love - O (zero in tennis)
M
member - MP, LEG or ARM
model - T (Ford car)
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N
north - N
O
one - A, I
order - OBE, CBE, KBE, DSO etc.
P
painter - RA (Royal Acadamy)
park - P
point - N, S, E or W
pole - N or S
post office - PO
priest - ELI
Q
queen - ER (Elizabeth Regina)
quiet - P (piano in music)
R
right - R
ring - O
river - R
S
second - S, B (of the alphabet)
setter - I
side - L or R
silence - SH
silver - AG
soft/ very soft - P/ PP (piano in music)
soldier - RM, GI etc.
south - S
student - L
T
that is - IE
the French/German/Spanish - le,la/die,der,das/el
time - S (second), MIN (minute), HR (hour), AGE, ERA
turn - U
turnover - TO
U
unknown - X
V
W
west - W
worker - ANT
X
x - CH (Greek)
Y
you - THEE, THY
Z
zero - O
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