Hi Viatologists,

In and of itself, language fluency assumes that you've seen certain
words over and over again....  For brevity purposes, certain words
gets shortened in written form because it's just easier to do.  E.g.,

Street = St.
Boulevard = Blvd.
Road = Rd.

Abbreviations are therefore understood by speakers of that language
due to the ability to "unscramble the code".  But if you're learning a
new language, these abbreviations are downright confusing.  The
Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL) is aware of that, so it's
decided to get review the abbreviations that North Americans and
Britons take for granted.

Therefore, in an effort to serve those who are learning English as a
second language, the WWTL has removed all street abbreviations from
its photograph descriptions.  As of today, street is written as
"Street" and not "St.".

(Nous traduisions aussi l'abréviation <<rte.>> à "route" pour les gens
qui apprennent français comme une langue sécondaire.)

As the Internet spreads worldwide understanding in cultures and roads,
we need to make our languages more transparent to those who take on a
second or third language.  It's the WWTL's mission to help in that
effort.

Cheers,

Carl Rogers
"Environment first, transportology second"
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