Dictionaries and Servers :

• Acronyms and Abbreviations (abbreviations.com)

• Most commonly used acronyms in English (helium.com)

• Acronym Finder (acronymfinder.com)
  "Look up 104,500+ acronyms-abbreviations & their meanings".
  
  
  
  

• Common Acronyms and Abbreviations - (Ac. Montpellier)
  "Toutes ces abréviations que l'on trouve dans les 'chats', dans les forums ou dans les SMS"

• BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Related Abbreviations and Acronyms
  (cs.tut.fi)

• SMS, Chatroom and E-Mail Acronym Definitions (about.com)

In the Dictionary :

• Dictionary Abbreviations - "What do the abbreviations in parentheses mean?" - exercice interactif (a4esl.org)

Currencies :

• Examples of currency abbreviations - interactive game
  (visual.merriam-webster.com)

  

Health :

• GP = abbr. general practitioner
  Example : "Obese visit GP more often than smokers, researchers say." (BBC)
  See MORE meanings for abbreviations : GP
  (answers.com)
  
  

The US Government :

• Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government (ulib.iupui.edu)
  
  
  
  

Internet :

• Abréviations ou Argot Internet ou Internet Acronyms (faqoe.com)
  

Latin :

• English Abbreviations Derived from Latin (tlsbooks.com)
  Activity to print - Find the right definition.
  

Military Abbreviations :

• Military Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms (periscope.ucg.com) - UPDATED

In Employment Ads :

• Abbreviations Used in Employment Ads - exercice interactif (a4esl.org)
  "Read each abbreviation and guess its meaning."

In Ads for Houses or Apartments for Rent :

• Abbreviations Used in Ads for Houses or Apartments for Rent - exercice interactif (a4esl.org)
  Click the answer button to see the answer.
  
  

Abbreviations for Streets :

• Postal Abbreviations for Streets - exercice interactif (a4esl.org)
  What is the full form of the abbreviations ?

• ABBREVIATIONS FOR STREET DESIGNATORS
  (geographic.com)
  
  
• ABBREVIATIONS FOR STREET DESIGNATORS
  (access.ewu.edu)
  
  

Ads for Autos for Sale :

• Abbreviations Used in Ads for Autos for Sale - interactive exercise (a4esl.org)

Banking and Business Abbreviations :

• Banking and Business Abbreviations - (about.com)
  "Use the following drop-down list to test your knowledge or access meanings of common banking and business abbreviations."

Chat :

• Computer Vocabulary (claweb.cla.unipd.it)
  Chat Jargon / Computer Jargon

• Usual chat abbreviations (exercice interactif) + page 2 (Ghislaine Wulles)

• Common Acronyms and Abreviations - (Ac. Montpellier)
  "Toutes ces abréviations que l'on trouve dans les 'chats', dans les forums ou dans les SMS"

• SMS, Chatroom and E-Mail Acronym Definitions (about.com)

Clipped Words : AD / PHONE / VET / ...

• Clipped Words = words shortened by common use (academic.cuesta.edu)

Emails :

• SMS, Chatroom and E-Mail Acronym Definitions (about.com)

Esemese :

• LINGO2WORD
  Acronym, Emoticon Dictionary, Lingo Dictionary, Texting Thesaurus, SMS Message Translator and Spellchecker.
  Funny SMS message collection, colorful phrases. Popular Smiley, Chat words and SMS message lists.
  "Lingo2word is devoted to demistifying any shorthand language
  such as SMS messages ,Chat rooms, Legalese ,Computer Jargon and Emails."
  (lingo2word.com)

• Do you speak Esemese? (Ac. Montpellier)
  "Toutes ces abréviations qu'utilisent les anglophones quand ils communiquent par SMS (Short Message Service)"
  - avec des exercices

• Common Acronyms and Abreviations - (Ac. Montpellier)
  "Toutes ces abréviations que l'on trouve dans les 'chats', dans les forums ou dans les SMS"

• SMS, Chatroom and E-Mail Acronym Definitions (about.com)

Mail :

• What do British postal codes mean?
  (englischlehrer.de)

Country Codes and Internet Domains :

• Country Codes and Internet Domains (listes - abréviations) - (immigration-usa.com)

Television :

• Abbreviations of U.S. Television Networks and Channels - interactive exercise (a4esl.org)

Movie Ratings :

• Abbreviations Used for Movie Ratings in the USA - interactive exercise (a4esl.org)

Names / Informal names : ANDY / KEN / BOB / ...

• Pronunciation : Tip 144 Names: Mc, Mac (phon.ucl.ac.uk)

Anomalies :

• Anomalies - Glossary :
  "Most of these definitions are from the Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1981)"
  (anomalyinfo.com)
  

War :

• Afghanistan war logs: the glossary
  "What do all those military initials mean? This is our guide."
  (guardian.co.uk)
  
  
  "TIC, RPG: glossary of military terms for incidents like this, where an Afghan Army soldier fires a rocket propelled grenade at suspected Taliban at combat outpost Nolen, north of Kandahar."

• IED = Improvised explosive device
• TIC = Troops in contact
• RPG = Rocket propelled grenade
  
  
  
  

INTERACTIVE activities :

• Abbreviations of U.S. Television Networks and Channels (a4esl.org)
  
  

• Reductions in American English - "Watch the video and learn some common reductions."
  Matching - Flashcards - Concentration - Word search
  Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

  
  
  

• Abbreviations (englishbanana.com)
  
  

• Dictionary Abbreviations - "What do the abbreviations in parentheses mean?" (a4esl.org)

• Do you know the following common abbreviations ? ex : "lb" (kaleidovox.hu)

• Abbreviations Used in Employment Ads (a4esl.org)
  "Read each abbreviation and guess its meaning."

• Abbreviations Used in Ads for Houses or Apartments for Rent (a4esl.org)
  " Click the answer button to see the answer."

• Banking and Business Abbreviations - (about.com)
  "Use the following drop-down list to test your knowledge or access meanings of common banking and business abbreviations."

• Usual chat abbreviations (exercice interactif) + page 2 (Ghislaine Wulles)

• Postal Abbreviations for Streets (a4esl.org)
  What is the full form of the abbreviations ?

Activities TO PRINT :

• Abbreviations Vocabulary Quiz (johnsesl.com)
  - "learn some of the most common abbreviations used in American English"
  

• Exercices avec les SMS (Ac. Montpellier)

Lesson plans :

• OMG, LOL, FYI Now in Oxford English Dictionary (26th March, 2011) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  See Videos

Cartoons :

• I shortened it to DVD! (glasbergen.com) - UPDATED
  
  

Videos :

• Newsy Video: OMG, Acronyms Added to Oxford Dictionary
  "The abbreviated lingo of social networks is joining increasingly popular words like “muffin top” and “taquito” in the latest OED update.
   View transcript >> "
  + LINKS
  (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)
  

  
  
  See Lesson plans