INITIALS

AE

:

American English

AuE

:

Australian English

AD

:

Anno Domini

a.m.

:

Ante Meridiem

A.P.

:

Associated Press

asap

:

As Soon As Possible

BBC

:

British Broadcasting Corporation

B.C.

:

Before Christ

BSc

:

Bachelor of Science

BE

:

British English

CD

:

Compact Disk

CD-ROM

:

Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CE

:

Canadian English

CNN

:

Cable News Network

CIA

:

Central Intelligence Agency

CV

:

Curriculum Vitae

c/o

:

Care of

DJ

:

Disk Jokey

DVD

:

Digital Video Disc

DIY

:

Do It Yourself

EC

:

European Community

EU

:

European Union

ELT

:

English Language Teaching

EFL

:

English as a Foreign Language

ESL

:

English as a Second Language

e.g.

:

(Latin: exempli gratia) For example

etc.

:

(Latin: et cetera) And so on

enc.

:

enclosed

FBI

:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FIFA

:

International Football Federation Association

FA

:

Football Association

FC

:

Football Club

FM

:

Frequency Modulation

GB

:

Great Britain

GP

:

General Practitioner

HQ

:

Headquarters

HSC

:

Higher School Certificate

HIV

:

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

ID

:

Identity Card

IQ

:

Intelligence Qoutient

IT

:

Information Technology

ICQ

:

I Seek You

ILO

:

International Labour Organization

IMF

:

International Monetary Fund

IPA

:

International Phonetic Alphabet

IRA

:

Irish Republican Army

i.e.

:

(Latin: id est) That is to say

LA

:

Los Angeles

LP

:

Long-Playing Record

LAPD

:

Los Angeles Police Department

MEP

:

Member of the European Parliament

MBA

:

Master of Business Administration

MA

:

Master of Arts

MP

:

Member of Parliament

MS

:

Master of Science

MC

:

Master of Ceremonies

MD

:

(Doctor) Doctor of Medicine; (Manager) Managing Director

NASA

:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO

:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBA

:

National Basketball Association

NB

:

(Latin: nota bene) Please Note

OPEC

:

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAP

:

Old Age Pentioner

P.O.

:

Post Office

PS

:

Post Script

Ph.D

:

Doctor of Philosophy

PC

:

Personal Computer

PR

:

Public Relations

PIN

:

Personal Identity Number

PTO

:

Please Turn Over

p.m.

:

Post Meridiem

RIP

:

Rest In Peace

RP

:

Received Pronunciation

RSVP

:

(repondez s'il vous plait) Please Answer

SOS

:

Save Our Souls

SMS

:

Short Message Service

TIR

:

Transport International Routier

TBA

:

Turco-British Association

TOEFL

:

Test of English as a Foreign Language

UK

:

United Kingdom

US

:

United States

UN

:

United Nations

UFO

:

Unidentified Flying Object

USA

:

United States of America

UEFA

:

Union of European Football Association

UNESCO

:

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

:

United Nations International Children�s Emergency Fund

VP

:

Vice President

VAT

:

Value Added Tax

VCR

:

Video Cassette Recorder

VIP

:

Very Important Person

VCD

:

Video Compact Disc

www

:

World Wide Web

WC

:

Water Closet

WP

:

Word Procesor

WHO

:

World Health Organisation

XL

:

Extra Large

Xmas

:

Christmas