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, , : arr. (arrival) dep. (departure) Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., May, Jun., Jul., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. in. (inch) sec. (second) gm. (gram) cm. (centimetre) qt (quart) cc (cubic centimetre) m.p.h. (miles per hour) kph (kilometres per hour) / ft. (foot) (30 48 ) lb (libra) (400 ) oz (ounce) (28 ) Tel. (telephone) No., no. (number) a.m. ( . ante meridiem) , p.m. ( . post meridiem) , i.e. ( . id est) A.D. ( . Anno Domini) , B.C. ( . before Christ) , IBM (international business machine) IBM LG (lucky gold star) LG AC (alternating current) DC (direct current) K.K.K. (Ku-Klux-Klan) -- ( ) A 1 a/c (account current) ad (advertisement) app. ( . appendix) Co. (company) , ; (county) , Ltd. (limited) C.O.D. (cash on delivery) deg. (degree) Dept. (department) ; Ed. (editor) ; (edition) esp. (especially) F.A.P. (First Aid Post) hr (hour) Hy (heavy) ib.; ibid. ( . ibidem) id. ( . idem) IOU (I owe you) ital. (italics) N.S. (new style) obs. (obsolete) p.c. (per cent) % pl. (plural) quot. (quotation) S.O.S. (save our souls) Sr. (senior) Jr. (junior) vy (very) wt (weight)
, , : attract. (attractive) corresp. (correspondent) div. (divorced) () fship (friendship) gd-lkng (good-looking) gent (gentleman) gfrnd (girlfriend) GP (general practitioner) hum (humour) c VGSOH (very good sense of humour) marr. (marriage) med (medium) mting (meeting) N/D (no-drinker) N/S (no-smoker) OHAC (own house and car) pls (please) poss. (possible) R (are) to be sgle (single) sks (seaks) U (you) LTR (long-term relationship) WLTM (would like to meet) () W.w.photo (write with photo) yr (years) , sis (sister) Dr., doc (doctor) telly (television) phone (telephone) vator (elevator) zine (magazine) specs (spectacles) fridge (refrigeration) flu (influenza) comfy (comfortable) imposs (impossible) mizzy (miserable) St (Street) Rd (Road) c/o (care of) Mr (Mister) Mrs (Mistres) Ms (Miss) Pref. (preface) P.S. ( . post scriptum) , P.P.S. ( . PostPostScriptum) , w/o (without) w/ (with)
: arent = are not cant = cannot couldnt = could not didnt = did not doesnt = does not dont = do not hadnt = had not havent = have not hasnt = has not hed = he had/ should / would hell = he will hes = he is / has heres = here is / has Id = I had / should / would Ill = I shall / will Im = I am Ive = I have isnt = is not itll = it will its = it is / has lets = let us maynt = may not mightnt = might not mustnt = must not shant = shall not shed = she had / should / would shell = she will shes = she is / has shouldnt = should not thatll = that will thats = that is theres = there is / has theyd = they had / should / would theyll = they will theyre = they are theyve = they have wasnt = was not wed = we had / should / would well = we shall / will were = we are werent = were not weve = we have whats = what is wont = will not wouldnt = would not youd = you had / should / would youll = you will youre = you are youve = you have
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letterhead ( ) Mr K.L. Gulin Vice President Light-company 33 Poliarnaia street Moscow, RUSSIA 4 March 2012 ( ) ( )
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Mr K.L. Gulin 4 March 2012 Vice President ( ) Light-company 33 Poliarnaia street Moscow, RUSSIA ( ) :
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Dear Sir / Madam To whom it may concern
Dear Mr / Mrs /Ms / Miss Brown
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Yours faithfully (. .), Yours truly / Truly yours (. .)
Yours sincerely (. .), Yours truly / Very truly yours / Sincerely yours (. .)
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Ref (Our ref) () Your ref () , p.p. , PS , Enc(s) / Encl (s) / Att , / copy to , tifn = thats it for now TIA = thanks in advance BTW = by the way , FAQ = frequently asked question
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Air mail Express Urgent Registered Private / Personal Printed matter Confidential To be called for / Poste restante Please forward Sample Fragile Postage paid
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3. Blending (c).
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o St Street
o Rd Road
o c/o care of
o Mr Mister
o Mrs Missis
o Ms Miss
o Dr. Doctor
o P.S.
o P.P.S.
o IMHO In My Humble Opinion ( ))
o w/o without
o w/ with
o DC District of Columbia
o WA Washington
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o v.
o adj.
o adv.
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o p.t.o. please turn over
o par
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Advertisements (), announcements (, ):
o arr. arrive
o dep. depart
o Jan., Feb., Apr., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., etc
o Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.
o in.
o sec.
o gm.
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o qt
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o m.p.h. miles per hour
o kph kilometres per hour /
o ft. foot (30 48 )
o lb libra (400 )
o oz ounce (28 )
o d denarius ( )
o Tel. telephone
o No., no. number
o WYSIWYG what you see is what you get ,
o POTUS president of the USA
o VPOTUS vice-president of the USA -
o FLOTUS first lady of the USA
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o attract. attractive
o corresp. correspondent
o div. divorced ()
o fship friendship
o gd-lkng good-looking
o gent gentleman
o gfrnd girlfriend
o GP general practitioner
o hum humour c
o marr. marriage
o med medium
o mting meeting
o N/D no-drinker
o N/S no-smoker
o OHAC own house and car
o pls please
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o R are to be
o sgle single
o sks seaks
o U you
o VGSOH very good sense of humour
o LTR long-term relationship
o WLTM would like to meet ()
o W.w.photo write with photo
o yr years
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a V.I.P. a very important person
a.s.a.p. as soon as possible
a SF story a science fiction story -
IBM international business machine ,
LG lucky gold star
AC alternating current
DC direct current
aka also known as
UNO United Nation Organization
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
UNESCO United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations
R. and D. research and development programme
V-day Victory day
H-bomb
X-mas
V-neck V-
V-shaped V
V-J Day
H.M. The Queen Her Majesty The Queen Ÿ
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a.m. ante meridiem in the morning
p.m. post meridiem in the afternoon
i.e. id est that is
A.D. Anno Domini of our era
B.C. before Christ
e.g. exempli gratia for example
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sis sister
doc doctor
telly television
phone telephone
plane airplane
vator elevator
zine magazine
specs spectacles
fridge refrigeration
flu influenza
comfy comfortable
imposs impossible
mizzy miserable
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Alf Alfred
Ed Edward
Sam Samuel
Bess Elizabeth
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Amerasian American + Asian -
botel boat + hotel
docudrama documentary drama
earwitness ear + witness , ,
foodaholic
fruice fruit + juice
medicare medical care ,
medinews medical news
mimsy miserable + flimsy
netizen internet + citizen
pomato potato + tomato
slimnastics slim + gymnastics
wordrobe word + wardrobe
workaholic
DIGISPEAK :
CYO see you on-line
DIKY do I know you? ?
FOAF friend of a friend
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| Argentum (silver)
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| Adolf Hitler
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| All Inclusive
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| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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| Am not, are not
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| Alabama
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| Apartment
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| Appendix
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| April
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| Annual Return
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| Association
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| Assistant
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| Atmosphere
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| Association of Tennis Professionals
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| Audio
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| August
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| Adult Video
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| Absolute Zero
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| Bed & Breakfast
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| British Broadcasting Corporation
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| Before Christ
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| Before the Common Era
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| Bangladesh
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| Birthday
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| Bank of England
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| Bet you
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| Birds Eye View
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| Best Friend
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| Bill Gates
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| Bahrain
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| Beijing
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| Boulevard
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| Bachelor of Medicine
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| Banknote
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| Bolivia
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| Bank of England
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| Botanical
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| Bishop
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| British Petroleum
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| Brasil
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| Bill of Sale
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| Bachelor of Science
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| Bushel
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| Baronet
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| Bulgaria
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| Bulgaria
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| Biological value
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| Belize
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