#_abbreviations = [(re.compile'\\b%s\\.' % x[0]:re.IGNORECASE):x[1]) for x in [
#_abbreviations = [(re.compile'\\b%s\\.?[^a-z]' % x[0]:re.IGNORECASE):x[1]) for x in [
_abbreviations = { 
    'mrs.': 'misess',
    'ms.':'miss',
    'mr.':'mister',
    'dr.':'doctor',
    'st.':'street',
    'ave.':'avenue',
    'co.':'company',
    'jr.':'junior',
    'sr.':'senior',
    'fr.':'father',
    'maj.':'major',
    'gen.':'general',
    'drs.':'doctors',
    'rev.':'reverend',
    'lt.':'lieutenant',
    'hon.':'honorable',
    'sgt.':'sergeant',
    'capt.':'captain',
    'esq.':'esquire',
    'ltd.':'limited',
    'col.':'colonel',
    'sq.':'square',
    'approx.':'approximately',
    'apt.':'apartments',
    'dept.':'department',
    'no.':'number',
    'tel.':'telephone',
    'temp.':'temperature',
    'vs.':'versus',
    'vol.':'volume',
    'tsp.':'teaspoons',
    'tbs.':'tablespoons',
    'tbsp.':'tablespoons',
    'pt.':'pint',
    'qt.':'quart',
    'ln.':'lane',
    'rd.':'road',
    'BA.':'bachelor of arts',
    'B.A.':'bachelor of arts',
    'BS.':'bachelor of science',
    'B.S.':'bachelor of science',
    'mon':'monday',
    'tues':'tuesday ',
    'wed':'wednesday',
    'thurs':'thursday',
    'fri':'friday',
    'sat':'saturday',
    'sun':'sunday',
    'abbrev.':'abbreviation',
    #'cent':'century',
    'chap.':'chapter',
    'ch.':'chapter',
    #'us ':'the united states ',
    #'u.s. ':'the united states ',
    #'usa ':'the united states of america ',
    #'u.s.a. ':'the united states of america ',
    'ai.':'aey ai'
    'a.i.':'aey ai',
}
