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One day a colleague looked at me and asked, "What is your information?"

"FYI".

"What is FYA?"

"For your action."

"What is WRT? "

"With reference to …"

Before the conversation dragged on any further, I quickly looked of a website on the acronyms used in business communications and sent to him via e-mail.

This conversation made me realize that the meaning of many acronyms and abbreviations may not be immediately obvious to many people – students or working adults alike.

For starters, an acronym is a word created from combining the initial letters of each word. For example, for action.

An abbreviation is a shortened word form original. For example, "attention". is an abbreviation of the word "attention" to convey the meaning "to care". need a point, but "Ltd" (limited) no. Acronyms do not need punctuation marks.

Below are some commonly used short forms on business communication and e-mails, faxes and letters:

aka. – Also known as

On the morning of Monday, The Kay, aka The Chief, came happy and greeted her assistant, Pee Jay.

approx. – about

Check your email, – As soon as possible

Pee Jay opened his daily agenda and wrote soon as possible along with some of the urgent items on your to-do list.

Attn. – For the attention of the

Leafing through the stack of mail to be sent out, Pee Jay asked her boss, "What Who should I address the check to the annual report? "

His boss replied, "Just write 'Attn: Ms. Christine Jalleh. She'll know what to do with it. "

CCO. – Hidden copy or blind copy a. In this case, the copy is sent to a recipient email e-mail address which is not visible to the Bcc recipients cc or others.

"By the way, I think it's best if I BCC in your e-mail to Brown. We do not think I am with the oversight of this project. "

CC. – Carbon copy, or copies

"But I would be cc-ed on the e-mail to Mr. Green not yet been introduced to you two to each other."

c / o – The care is used when sending a document to receive it on behalf of B because B is out of the office.

"Boss, I think Cristina is back in China this week. Would be nice if I sent the check in the care of his assistant? I'm still writing his name on the top with c / o Ah Sis Tern below.

COD – cash on delivery, when a person makes payment for the purchase of an item after it has been delivered.

"I am also sending a check for all relevant business books English COD buy on eBay."

for example. – Gratia exempli (for example)

Pee Jay replied to e-mail, "Hello everyone. Please remember that the boss does not like surprises, for example, surprise everyone shouting "!" in the cafeteria. "

et al. – et alii (and others). Usually used to co-authors of the list after the lead author in a bibliography, this form is used for popular now deal with people other than the recipient in the e-mail.

She received a new e-mail, which read: "Dear Pee Jay et al., It was recalled that the boss does not like surprises …"

etc – Etc (and so on OR and so on)

This means that we will not be able to surprise your block jump out of the doors of the cafeteria as planned, etc.

VAT. – Except

"Can everyone, exc. Pee Jay, that in the cafeteria in 5 minutes? We must find a surprise without the element of surprise. Thanks! "

FYI – for your information

The voice of her boss brought the young wizard back to the present, "Pee Jay, I am forwarding all these emails for your information, okay?"

FYA – for action

"Note that some of these e-mails are FYA …"

ie. – Id est (s)

Following confirmation from your supervisor, Pee Jay decided to help his colleagues out and written, "is in a good mood today is say, we won a new account and completed a major project. "

K – thousand, eg 450K = 450,000

"Only to give an idea of your mood, is a restraint 450K for the first quarter … "

PA – Personal Assistant

The immediate response to e-mail Jay Pee said: "Thanks for the info, Pee Jay – you're the best dad!

PA – per year (per year)

Pee Jay smiled and responded, "Haha, there's a reason why I'm paid RM65K pa"

PP – please (be Used when signing a document on behalf of someone)

Looking back on your paperwork, Pee Jay signed some invoices on behalf of his boss, inserting pp just before signature.

PTO. – Please return, used in the bottom of a page indicates that there is continuity in the text.

"By the way, remember that the type Pto On the first page of the proposal being sent. The last time we sent him, he forgot to read the pages following, "He spoke at Kay.

namely. – videlicet, namely

He got up and left a note at the station Pee Jay's work before leaving. Scrawled on it was, "Can I spend my slice of birthday cake after being cut? Really did not need a lot carbohydrates, viz. Refined flour, at my age. "The note ends with a wink.

Readers can go to http://www.acronymfinder.com/ to find the meanings of more than 4 million acronyms and abbreviations. This enabling online dictionary users to filter their search according to categories such as information technology (IT), military and government business and finance, science and medicine, organizations and schools, and the slang and pop culture.

CHRISTINE JALLEH is a freelance writer and communications consultant. A well-travelled communicator, Christine has worked in the non-profit, private and government sectors in Africa, Argentina, China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, the United States and western Europe.

Also a corporate trainer with a master’s degree in English, Christine knows the what, who, when, where, how and why on communications and language arts. She blogs at http://christinejalleh.com

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