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| Pronouncing email
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Dot |
@ |
At |
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Underscore |
- |
Hyphen |
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| xx_kk@zzqq-99.com
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"X
X underscore K K at Z Z Q Q hyphen nine nine dot com" |
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| Email
abbreviations (see notes at bottom for additional information): |
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to |
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IT |
information technology |
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| 24/7 |
available 24 hours a day 7 days
a week |
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j/k |
just kidding (joking) |
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| 4 |
for |
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k |
thousands |
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| # |
number |
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kb |
kilobytes (thousands of bytes) |
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| $$ |
expensive, will cost many dollars |
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LOI |
letter of intent |
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| & |
and |
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lol |
laugh out loud |
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| : ( |
I am unhappy |
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m |
am |
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| : () |
I am surprised |
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MB |
megabytes (millions of bytes) |
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| : ) |
I am happy |
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MBS |
millions of bits per second |
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| :-( |
I am unhappy |
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MIA |
missing in action (can't be located) |
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| :-() |
I am surprised |
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mil |
million or millions |
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| :-) |
I am happy |
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MM |
million or millions |
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| ;-) |
I am slyly smiling (winking an eye) |
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msg |
message |
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| ? |
question or "I don't know" |
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n |
no |
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at |
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org |
organization or organize |
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| + |
plus or and |
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p |
phone |
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| < |
less than |
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ph |
phone |
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| > |
greater than |
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Q&A |
questions & answers |
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| asap |
as soon as possible |
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QA |
quality assurance |
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| attn |
attention |
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QC |
quality control |
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| b |
be |
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r |
are |
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| b2b |
business to business |
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re |
regarding |
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| b2c |
business to consumers |
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retn |
return |
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| b4 |
before |
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RFI |
request for information |
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| bbl |
be back later |
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RFP |
request for proposal |
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| biz |
business |
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SOW |
statement of work |
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| brb |
be right back |
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TBA |
to be announced |
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| BTW |
by the way |
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TBD |
to be determined |
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| c |
see |
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tho |
though |
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| cc |
copy (originally carbon
copy) |
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thru |
through |
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| COB |
Close of business |
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thx |
thanks |
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| ETA |
Expected time of arrival |
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til |
until |
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| e |
email |
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tks |
thanks |
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| ez |
easy |
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ttyl |
talk to you later |
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| FAQs |
frequently asked questions |
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ty |
thank you |
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| ftp |
file transfer protocol |
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u |
you |
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| FYI |
for your information |
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w/o |
without |
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| GA |
go ahead |
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wo |
without |
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| GB |
Gigabytes (billions of bytes) |
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y |
why or yes |
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| HQ |
headquarters |
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y/n |
yes or no |
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| imp |
important |
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| info |
information |
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| NOTES: |
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| 1. |
In
business situations, it is best not to use abbreviations, or at least to
minimize their use. |
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| 2. |
The
nature of email frequently raises the possibility that the tone of message
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misunderstood. For example, you
might intent to offer helpful suggestions and the |
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recipient might interpret your email
as harsh criticisms. Review your email before you |
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send it. Also, if you end it with
"Regards," "Thanks," "Best wishes" or similar
words, |
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it helps the recipient to realize
that it is a friendly message. |
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