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Useful Abbreviations: Part 2
There are
thousands of abbreviations in English. Some are so popular that people say the letters
instead of the words. Here is a list of another 30 such abbreviations. Your job: figure
what each abbreviation means. Maybe the sentences will help a little!
i.q. ________________________________ She’s smart in math. Her i.q. is over 150. IRS ______________________ If you don’t pay your taxes, IRS comes after you. M.A. ________________________________ He wants an M.A. in English literature. M.B.A.________________________________ She wants an M.B.A. from Harvard. m.c. ________________________________ Michael Jackson was the m.c. of the show. M.D. ______________________ He’s been an M.D. at Hermann Hospital for a long time. m.p.g.________________________________ My car gets 33 m.p.g. MTV ________________________________ Do you like MTV? NASA________________________________ NASA sent the first men to the moon. NBC ________________________________ NBC is a large TV network. PBS ________________________________ PBS has no commercials. PC ______________________ She just bought a Compaq PC for working at home. p.d.q.________________________________ You should finish your homework p.d.q. p.g. ________________________________ Is she happy to be,uh, you know, uh, p.g.? Ph.D.______________________ She wants to get a Ph.D. in Mesopotamian theology. p.m. ________________________________ Class is over at 1 p.m. p.s. ________________________________ His letter had a long p.s. RAM ________________________________ His computer has 16 megabytes of RAM. r.p.m.______________________ The engine reaches maximum power at 6500 r.p.m. r.s.v.p.________________________________ Was the invitation r.s.v.p.? s.a.s.e.________________________________ Don’t forget. It’s an s.a.s.e. order. s.o.b.________________________________ He was drunk when he called him an s.o.b. s.o.p.________________________________ It’s s.o.p. to pay your bills every month. t.b.a.______________________ When does the class meet? I don’t know. The time is t.b.a. TOEFL ________________________________ TOEFL is much, much too easy. u.f.o.________________________________ Have you ever seen a u.f.o.? UN ________________________________ Most countries are members of the UN. VCR ________________________________ She records lots of movies on her VCR. v.i.p. ________________________________ Is he a v.i.p. in his country? yup(pie) ______________________ They’re yuppies. They drive a Jaguar and a Porsche. Perfect Score: 30. Your Score: ________
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