HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The street sign abbreviation on Memorial Parkway has Bill Pope asking "what the heck is a MEML?" Pope asked by email who decided to make all of the street signs on Memorial ...

The British government plans to “phase out” Latin abbreviations such as etc., i.e., and e.g. on more than 4,000 street signs to avoid perplexing foreigners. “We promote the use of plain English.

Self-proclaimed grammar nerd Don Beggs of Brookside noticed while driving around Kansas City that the city’s street signs handle abbreviations differently. He wanted to know: “Why is there no ...