In books, magazines, television, social media, and any kind of documents, there are what they call acronyms and abbreviations. It looks vague when you see any of those acronyms or abbreviations and didn’t have any idea about the meaning of it. It might be leading you to an incorrect understanding.
Firstly, let’s take a look at the meanings of abbreviation and acronym. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g., ASCII, NASA ).
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To know them further, it may help you this blog about the common abbreviations and acronyms you may be heard along the way.
| ABBREVIATION/ACRONYM | ENGLISH | |
| a.m. | ante meridiem → before midday | |
|
account | |
| AC | alternating current | |
| AD | Anno Domini (latin) → in the Year of the Lord | |
| approx. | approximately | |
| ASAP | As Soon as Possible | |
| Ave. | Avenue | |
| AWOL | Absent Without Leave | |
|
Board of Trade | |
| BC | Before Christ | |
| BCE | Before the Common/Current/Christian Era | |
| Bros. | brothers | |
| c/o | care of | |
| CCTV | closed-circuit television | |
| CE | Common/Current/Christian Era | |
| CET | Central European Time (GMT +1) | |
| cf. | confer (latin) → compare | |
|
cash/collection on delivery | |
| CST | Central Standard Time | |
| CV | curriculum vitae | |
|
do-it-yourself | |
| EC | European Community | |
| e.g. | exempli gratia = for example | |
| encl. | enclosed | |
| ESL | English as a Second Language | |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language | |
| etc. | et cetera | |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question | |
| fig. | figure | |
| ft. | feet (= 30,48 cm) | |
| F2F | Face to Face | |
| GPS |
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| h&c | hot and cold | |
| hr | hour | |
| i.e. | id est (latin) → that is | |
| lb | pound (= 453,59 g) | |
| Ltd | Limited | |
| MA | Master of Arts | |
| mph | miles per hour | |
| MoF | Male or Female | |
|
number | |
| p.a. | per annum | |
| p.m. | post meridiem → after midday | |
| PE | physical education | |
| pp | pages | |
| pt | part/pint/point | |
| Rd | road | |
| RE | Religious Education | |
| Sq. | square | |
| St. | street/state/Saint | |
| tbs/tbsp | tablespoon | |
| yd | yard | |
| W8 | Wait | |
| WB | Welcome Back |
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