Useful Abbreviations: Part 2 Answers

i.q. = intelligence quotient.

IRS = Internal Revenue Service.

M.A. = Master of Arts.

M.B.A.= Master of Business Administration.

m.c. = master of ceremonies.

M.D. = Medical Doctor.

m.p.g.= miles per gallon.

MTV = Music Television.

NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NBC = National Broadcasting Company.

PBS = Public Broadcasting System.

PC = personal computer.

p.d.q.= pretty damn quick.

p.g. = pregnant.

Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy.

p.m. = post meridien (Latin "after noon").

p.s. = post script.

RAM = Random Access Memory.

r.p.m. = revolutions per minute.

r.s.v.p.= please reply (French "Repondez s'il vous plaît").

s.a.s.e. = self-addressed, stamped envelop.

s.o.b. = son of a bitch (slang; very impolite).

s.o.p. = standard operating procedure.

t.b.a. = to be arranged.

TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language.

u.f.o.= unidentified flying object.

UN = United Nations.

VCR = video cassette recorder.

v.i.p. = very important person.

yup(pie) = young urban professional.

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