Short Cut

[Ori_heart]

Hi, everyone. I have been extremly busy in the last 3 Month.
Now I got back from the exam. Glad to see u are trying hard
in working this out.
Well I want u guys to talk about the short cut words. Since I have
been wondering so far about some short cut terms.
Pls help me out of the following, Give me it's meaning and Full Word.
- Vs (eg: Italy Vs. England)
- What is the different of eg, ex, ie?
Sorry I can't think of more example.

[jupiter]

Hi Ori_heart,

First, wish you pass your exam with satisfaction!
Second, I would say it's an abbreviation rather than a short cut. Short cut is usually used in IT field, eg., Ctrl+O means open the file, Ctrl+P means print the file, etc. (I'm just a novice in IT, anyway)

Last but not least, (I learn this phrase from Mr.Cool, so it's the virtue of this site) let's go straightforward to the point!

vs / v = versus = (compete/fight against)
eg / e.g. = exempli gratia (Latin phrase) = (for example)
ex = example (I think it's a Khmer English)
ie / i.e. = id est (Latin phrase) = (that is to say / in other word)

Other humble abbreviations:

etc = et cetera (Latin phrase) = (and so on / and so fort)
VIP = very important person.
www = world wide web.
GB = Great Britain
UK = United Kingdom
US = United States
USA = United States of America
UN = United Nations
BBC = British Broadcasting Corperation
CNN = Cable News Network
CTN = Cambodia Television Network
TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language
IELTS = International English Language Testing System
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
etc.

An excercise for you and the invaluable 5steps members to do as homework

BC =
AD =
ID =
Mr. =
Mrs. =
HIV =
AIDS =
NASA =
Laser =
Radar =
NATO =
OPEC =
Internet =
VSOP =
etc.

Thanks for reading.

Jupiter

[Linda_Qoo]

BC = Before Christ/British Columbia/British Council
AD = Latin Anno Domini (of the christian era)
ID = Identification/Identity
Mr. = Mister
Mrs. = Mistress
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Laser = ?
Radar = ?
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Internet =?
VSOP = Very Special Old Pale/Very Superior Old Pale

[Linda_Qoo]

ok, here is my completed homework :wink:

BC = Before Christ/British Columbia/British Council
AD = Latin Anno Domini (of the christian era)
ID = IDentification/IDentity
Mr. = Mister
Mrs. = Mistress
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Laser = Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Radar = RAdio Detection And Ranging
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Internet = INTERnational NETwork
VSOP = Very Special Old Pale/Very Superior Old Pale

Please correct it once there is a mistake,
Linda

[jupiter]

Hi Linda,

You've got 100 out of 100 for your homework.

Well done!

Anyway, tell me if you want more homework, ok?

Thanks for that great job!

Jupiter

[Linda_Qoo]

Yeah, go ahead! I'd like to do as much as you would give out, Jupiter  :wink:

cheers,
Linda

[Keo Somala]

Hi Jupiter and Linda ,

Wowowow, that's fantastic. I learn from all these acronyms/abbreviations. I am not looking forward to your homework but Linda's answers. :lol:

[jupiter]

Hi Linda and Nila

I hesitate to give out my homework because I think it's far more easy!
But let's see the following:

AM (time) =
PM (time) =
AM (radio) =
FM (radio) =
AC (electricity) =
DC (electricity)
DC (Washington D.C)
IBM (company) =
RSVP (letter) =
SARS (bird flu) =
BMW (car) =
HTTP/http (computer) =
HTML (computer) =
DNA =
WC =
UFO =
PhD =
UNTAC =
UNICEF =
etc.

Will be right back asap.
Jupiter

[Linda_Qoo]

AM (time) = Latin Ante Meridiem
PM (time) = Latin Post Meridiem
AM (radio) = Amplitude Modulation
FM (radio) = Frequency Modulation
AC (electricity) = Alternating Current
DC (electricity) = Direct Current
DC (Washington D.C) = District of Columbia
IBM (company) = International Business Machines
RSVP (letter) = French R?pondez S'il Vous Pla?t
SARS (bird flu) = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
BMW (car) = German Bayerische Motoren Werke/ English Bavarian Motor Works
HTTP/http (computer) = HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTML (computer) = HyperText Markup Language
DNA = DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
WC = Water-Closet
UFO = Unidentified Flying Object
PhD = Doctor of Philosophy
UNTAC = United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
UNICEF = United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

I wonder Jupiter, how come there is an "etc." just after every piece of homework u offer  :?:  
Well, m jus curious.

[Lil_fixs]

oh..!! i heard from brett angel,he said..
   
     AM(time)=after midnight
     Pm(time)=Pass Morning <===(not sure)

  ,anyway thx linda_Qoo and jupiter for all ur short cut m really glad to get it

 ......Trying.....

[jupiter]

Dear Linda et al,

Thanks again for doing my homework.

Absolutely well done!

There is always the word etc. after my homework is obviously because of the plethora of abbreviations and acronyms in English tongue. And I just point out those which are more common or those which are recognized universally.

For Lil_fixs,
Of course, DJ (Disc Jockey) Brett Angel just give us the easy way to remember AM and PM. It's not the original full form of them.

Please see this:

a.m. begins at 00:00 and continues until 11:59.
p.m. begins at 12:00 and continues until 23:59.

Jupiter

PS. What is the full form of "et al" above?

[Kimlong]

Hi Jupi, Lil_fixs and all!!

To Lil_fixs

You wrote:

AM(time)=after midnight
Pm(time)=Pass Morning (Post morning) <===(not sure)  

To my knowlegde the word AM is actually from the latin word
Ante Meridiem while the PM is absolutely from Post Meridiem.

Or you can say AM equal to After Mid-night (means morning) and PM equal to Pass Morning

* ante= before

* Post= after

To Jupi:

The abbreviation of Ex is not Khmer style, it is 100% Brt use, to mean Example. ( go to see The Total English Book)

Have funsssssssss!
Kimlong

[Suy Prasoeur]

Hi Ori Jupiter Linda Mala Lil fixs and Kimlong,


I'm not actaully, good at remembering, especially abbreviation form.  :cry: Could please suggest me some ways to pull all these abbreviations off???

Thanks,
Prasoeur
PS. Jupiter, you seem so quiet now, 1 post/2 days maybe, how come?

[Chesda]

Hi there,

I am glad to read all your posts about short cut.

Please help me with these three simple short cut:

To:
Cc:
Bcc:

Hope to know their full meanings and phrases.

Thank beforehand,

Chesda

[Linda_Qoo]

I'll try to make it short.

They are all about mailing.

"To: " is not a shortcut or abbreviation. It simply means "to".
E-mail address(es) put in "To:" field is(are) the primary recipient(s) of the email message.

Cc: Carbon copy.
A way to send the email message as a copy to the person(s) other than the primary recipient(s). And the email address of Cc recipient(s) can be seen in the message header.

Bcc: Blind carbon copy.
If you dont want the primary recipient(s) know that the email message is sent to somebody else, or there is a notifying message to be sent to a huge number of recipients(it avoids long list of recipients), because address(es) listed in "Bcc:" field won't appear in the message header.

For example:
I sent an email to Chesda, Panha was Cc'ed and Jupiter was Bcc'ed.

Chesda and Panha would see that they received an email from me and that it was sent to Chesda with Panha Cc'ed, but they wouldnt see Jupiter's name mentioned in the message header. Whileas Jupiter would see that he received an email from me and that it was sent to Chesda and Panha was Cc'ed, but he would not see his name listed in Bcc.

*Note that if u list A in the Cc field, then A is Cc'ed.
                if B in the Bcc field, then B is Bcc'ed.
Both Cc and Bcc can be used as the passive when 'ed is added. However, we dont say "I Cc her"/"I Bcc her".

Hope it will explains sth,
Linda