Autor: CCBEU BLUMENAU | Publicado: 2015-04-30T14:23:00-07:00


We often use
acronyms In English, not just in text messaging, but also in e-mails, documents
and almost every form of written communication. Here are a few of the more
common ones.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 



&nbsp;ASAP

So, the first
one, ASAP – As Soon as Possible.

FYI

FYI – For
Your Information

RSVP

RSVP – this
is a French word, most native English speakers don’t know what this means in
French, but we use it for… to reserve, make a reservation for a party, so, to
respond. It means Répondez S’il Vous Plaît.

ETA

ETA means
Estimated Time of Arrival

AKA

AKA means
Also Known As

FAQ

FAQ means
Frequently Asked Questions

ATM

ATM means
Automated Teller Machine, but also At the Moment, which is more like Internet
speech, or text.

TBA

TBA – To Be
Announced

TGIF

TGIF – Thank
God it’s Friday

RIP

RIP, what you
see on graves at the cemetery is Rest in Peace

P.S.

PS, what you
write at the end of letters, Post Script [English. In Latin: Post Scriptum]. You
use it when you want to add an afterthought at the end of a letter.

ESL &amp; EFL

ESL, like
when you see it with English, English as a Second Language

EFL – English
as a Foreign Language

DIY

DIY – Do it
Yourself. Like a project that you might do it yourself, without professional
help.

ID

ID. It means
your Identification. This is what you present when you go to a bar, if you look
like you’re underage.

IQ

IQ is your
Intelligence Quotient, which is what a lot of intelligence tests will measure.

PC

PC – Personal
Computer

PR

PR – Public
Relations

SOS

SOS, what you
might see if you’re stranded or stuck on a desert island, you might write in
the sand SOS – Save Our Souls. This is to get help.

AWOL

AWOL means
Absent Without Leave. Leave is to have permission to leave, to be on vacation.
So, this comes from the military. You might say this when you have a friend or
somebody that’s missing, so that person is AWOL.

MIA

Another way
to say the same thing is MIA – Missing in Action.

AD &amp; BC

So, now some
historical terms.

So, AD, which
means past the year 0, like, we’re in 2014 AD. AD means Anno Domini, which is a
Latin word.\

CE &amp; BCE

BC is Before
Christ. But nowadays they’re using CE for the modern era, so, we’re in 2014 CE,
which is AD, which is secular, not really attached to religion.

And then BCE
is Before Common Existence, it’s the same as BC.

i.e.

So, sometimes
when you’re writing, or you’re reading, you might see IE, which means in other
words. So, in Latin, I’m not going to try to pronounce this, but here it is on
the screen.

e.g.

And EG, which
means for example, and here it is in Latin. So, you might use those in writing,
and you might recognize this when you’re reading something.

DOB

So, DOB means
Date of Birth. You might see this on an application.

MD

MD means
Medical Doctor.

HR

HR means
Human Resources, and DOA means Dead on Arrival. You might hear this in like a
police show or something.

So, to
finish, I’m going to give you 3 colloquial ones, which I think are pretty
interesting, but they’re a little bit more relaxed than the other ones.

BYOB

So, the first
one is BYOB. You might see this on an invitation to a party. This means Bring
Your Own Beer. Bring Your Own Beer or Bring Your Own Booze, which is another word
for alcohol.