Abbreviations

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The rule for punctuation of abbreviations is:

if last letter of word and abbreviation are the same: no full stop (for example Ltd)
if last letter of word and abbreviation are NOT the same: full stop (for example Co.)
1 [color=blue:d71c216832]A.G.M.[/color] Annual General Meeting (of company shareholders)
2 [color=blue:d71c216832]A.O.B.[/color] any other business (at the end of a meeting agenda)
3 [color=blue:d71c216832]a/c[/color] account, as for bank account [eg: a/c no. 123456789]
4 [color=blue:d71c216832]c.i.f.[/color] cost, insurance, freight
5 [color=blue:d71c216832]c/o[/color] care of [on an envelope eg: Mrs G Smith, c/o Mrs B Brown]
6 [color=blue:d71c216832]cc[/color]: copies to [at the end of a letter eg:
cc: TE, JMR, JSA]
7 [color=blue:d71c216832]Co.[/color] Company
8 [color=blue:d71c216832]e.g.[/color] for example [from the Latin exempli gratia]
9 [color=blue:d71c216832]E.G.M.[/color] Extraordinary General Meeting (of company shareholders)
10 [color=blue:d71c216832]f.o.b.[/color] free on board
11 [color=blue:d71c216832]f.o.c.[/color] free of charge
12 [color=blue:d71c216832]HQ[/color] headquarters (of a company or other organisation)
13 [color=blue:d71c216832]Inc.[/color](US) Incorporated [after the name of a firm organised as a legal corporation]
14 [color=blue:d71c216832]Ltd[/color](UK) Limited [after the name of a firm organised as a legal company]
15 [color=blue:d71c216832]O.H.P.[/color] overhead projector
16 P.A. personal assistant
17 PLC(UK) Public Limited Company [for a firm whose shares are sold on the open market]
18 [color=blue:d71c216832]p.t.o.[/color] please turn over [at the end of a page]
19 [color=blue:d71c216832]v.a.t.[/color] value added tax
20 [color=blue:d71c216832]WP[/color] word processing (or creation of text by computer)
 
The convention for punctuation of abbreviations (which is not rigidly observed) is:
- last letter of word and abbreviation same: no full stop (eg: Ltd)
- last letter of word and abbreviation not same: full stop (eg: Co.)

[color=blue:635b33726c]a/c[/color] account
[color=blue:635b33726c]a.m.[/color] before noon (ante meridiem)
[color=blue:635b33726c]a.s.a.p.[/color] as soon as possible
[color=blue:635b33726c]cc:[/color] copies to
[color=blue:635b33726c]c/o[/color] care of
[color=blue:635b33726c]Co.[/color] Company
[color=blue:635b33726c]e.g.[/color] for example (exemplii gratia)
[color=blue:635b33726c]enc.[/color] enclosed
[color=blue:635b33726c]exc.[/color] excluding
[color=blue:635b33726c]f.o.b.[/color] free on board
[color=blue:635b33726c]G.M.T.[/color] Greenwich Mean Time
[color=blue:635b33726c]HQ[/color] headquarters
[color=blue:635b33726c]i.e.[/color] that is (id est)
[color=blue:635b33726c]inc.[/color] including
[color=blue:635b33726c]Inc.[/color] Incorporated
[color=blue:635b33726c]Ltd[/color] Limited
[color=blue:635b33726c]Mr[/color] (pronounced Mister)
[color=blue:635b33726c]Mrs[/color] (pronounced Missiz)
[color=blue:635b33726c]Miss[/color] Miss
[color=blue:635b33726c]Ms[/color] (pronounced Miz)
[color=blue:635b33726c]no.[/color] number
[color=blue:635b33726c]p.a.[/color] per annum
[color=blue:635b33726c]P.L.C.[/color] Public Limited Company
[color=blue:635b33726c]p.m.[/color] after noon (post meridiem)
[color=blue:635b33726c]p.t.o.[/color] please turn over
[color=blue:635b33726c]Rd[/color] Road
[color=blue:635b33726c]re[/color] referring to
[color=blue:635b33726c]St[/color] Saint
[color=blue:635b33726c]St.[/color] Street
[color=blue:635b33726c]v.a.t.[/color] value added tax
 
Here are some of the most common abbreviations people use:

[color=blue:2f189d49f7]121[/color] One-to-one (Person-to-person)
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]AFK[/color] Away from keyboard
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]AKA[/color] Also known as
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]ASAP[/color] As soon as possible
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]ASL[/color] Age/sex/location?
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]B4[/color] Before
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]BBL[/color] Be back later
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]BRB[/color] Be right back
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]BTW[/color] By the way
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]CUZ[/color] Because
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]FAQ[/color] Frequently asked questions FYI For your information
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]IDK[/color] I don't know
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]J/K[/color] Just kidding
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]K[/color] OK
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]L8R[/color] Later
LOL Laugh out loud
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]M/F[/color] Male or female
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]MSG[/color] Message
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]OIC[/color] Oh, I see
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]P2P[/color] Person-to-person
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]PLZ[/color] Please
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]PM[/color] Private message
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]SYL[/color] See you later
[color=blue:2f189d49f7]TGIF[/color] Thank goodness it's Friday THX Thanks
[color=cyan:2f189d49f7]TTYL[/color] Talk to you later
 
And in Information Technology:
[color=blue:302cce9955]CC[/color]: credit card (của chùa)
[color=blue:302cce9955]IT[/color]: information technology
[color=blue:302cce9955]PC[/color]: personal computer
And more...
 
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nhưng xem ra so với những từ nói tắt của dân VN mình thì người tây còn thua xa :D
 
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