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1. TGIF =  Try Getting Into Fashion Thank God It's Friday To Get It Fixed   2. FYI =  For Your Information From Your Inanity From Your Instinct   3. i.e. =  Any questions? That is to say There you have it   4. AI =  Artificial Iodine Artificial Intelligence Artificial Ice   5. KO =  Kaleidoscopic Knockout Knock Only   6. IOU =  I owe you I owe money It's often unfit   7. PS =  Park Slowly Post Secretly Postscript   8. ASAP =  As Slowly As Possible Answer Secretly And Privately As Soon As Possible   9. ATM =  Auto-Tuning Machine Automated Teller Machine Automatic Train Mechanism   10. BC =  Before Churches Before Christianity Before Christ   Chat rooms & SMS acronyms An acronym is a word formed from the first or first few letters of several words. eg: ASAP = As Soon As Possible. This scripted online conversation is full of acronyms. Our friend, Sylvain, finds it very hard to understand...

Word Meaning Ltd limited mo month N/A not applicable NB Nota Bene  (it is important to note) no number PA personal assistant p.a. per annum  (per year) Plc public limited company pls please p.m. post meridiem  (after noon) p.p. per pro  (used before signing in a person's absence) PR public relations p.s. post scriptum PTO please turn over p.w. per week qty quantity R & D research and development re with reference to ROI return on investment RSVP repondez s'il vous plait  (please reply) s.a.e. stamped addressed envelope VAT value added tax VIP very important person

Word Meaning @ at a/c account AGM annual general meeting a.m. ante meridiem  (before  noon) a/o account of  (on behalf of) AOB any other business ASAP as soon as possible ATM automated teller machine (cash dispenser) attn for the attention of approx approximately cc copy to CEO chief executive officer c/o care of  (on letters:  at the address of) Co company cm centimetre COD cash on delivery dept department e.g. exempli gratia (for example) EGM extraordinary general meeting ETA estimated time of arrival etc et caetera  (and so on) GDP gross domestic product GNP gross national product GMT Greenwich mean time  (time in London) i.e. id est  (meaning : 'that is') Inc incorporated IOU I owe you IPO initial public offer Jr junior K thousand lb pound (weight) £ pound (money/currency)