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| Hi English learners!
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| Acronyms or abbreviations are a short way of expressing an idea.
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| Here are some useful English Acronyms & Abbreviations:
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| !Acronym or Abbreviation
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| !Meaning
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| |ASAP
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| |As Soon As Possible
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| |AKA
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| |Also Known As
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| |ATM
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| |Automated/Automatic Teller Machine; At the Moment
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| |BTW
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| |By the Way
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| |-
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| |BRB
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| |I will Be Right Back
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| |-
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| |DIY
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| |Do it Yourself
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| |-
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| |DOB
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| |Date of Birth
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| |-
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| |e.g.
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| |For example (It comes from Latin “exemplī grātiā”)
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| |EFL
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| |English as a Foreign Language
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| |-
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| |ESL
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| |English as a Second Language
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| |-
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| |ETA
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| |Estimated Time of Arrival
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| |-
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| |FAQ
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| |Frequently Asked Questions
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| |-
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| |FYI
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| |For Your Information
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| |GMO
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| |Genetically Modified Organism
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| |-
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| |HR
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| |Human Resources
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| |-
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| |i.e.
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| |In other words (It comes from Latin “id est”)
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| |-
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| |ID
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| |Identification
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| |IIRC
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| |If I Recall Correctly
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| |IQ
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| |Intelligence Quotient
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| |LOL
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| |Lots Of Laughs
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| |MD
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| |Medical Doctor
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| |MIA
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| |Missing in Action
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| |NATO
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| |North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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| |-
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| |NSFW
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| |Not Safe/Suitable for Work
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| |OCD
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| |Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (a mental disorder)
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| |P.S.
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| |Postscript (It comes from Latin “Post Scriptum”)
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| |PC
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| |Personal Computer
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| |POW
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| |Prisoner of War
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| |PR
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| |Public Relations
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| |RIP
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| |Rest in Peace
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| |RSVP
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| |Respond please (for invitation. It comes from French "Répondez S’il Vous Plaît")
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| |SEO
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| |Search Engines Optimization
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| |SOS
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| |Save Our Souls (for help)
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| |TBA
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| |To Be Announced
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| |TGIF
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| |Thank God it’s Friday
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| |WMD
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| |Weapons of Mass Destruction
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| Other acronyms used on social media, internet, SMS:
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| https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/English/Vocabulary/Main-Internet-SMS-Acronyms
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