When I'm teaching students who are taking the Michingan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE), one of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) is what does * INSERT SEEMINGLY RANDOM LETTER SEQUENCE HERE* mean? If your answer is IDK (I don't know) look no further!
So here are a few of the most commonly found on the exam, plus a few more common ones just for good measure.
COMMON COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS (in order of degree)
Dip Diploma of Higher Education (Usually, first 2 years of a degree course)
BA Bachelor of Arts (Arts being all academic course that are not science)
BSc Bachelor of Science
MA Master of Arts
MSc Master of Science
MBA Master of Business Administration
PhD Doctorate
YEARS, TIMES AND DATES
BC Before Christ
AD Anno Domini, Latin for "In the year of our Lord" or more easily, after Christ
But now, as it is better to take a more inclusive view of the world, these are more frequently used,
BCE Before Common Era
CE Common Era
a.m. ante meridiem, Latin for "Before midday"
p.m. post meridiem, Latin for "after midday"
mm/dd/yy (US) OR dd/mm/yy (UK) month/day/year OR day/month/year
TYPES OF BUSINESS & TITLES
Co. Company
Ltd. Limited
Corp. Corporation
Inc. Incorporated
LLP Limited LIability Partnership
LLC Limited LIability Company
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
OTHER COMMON ABBREVIATIONS YOU MIGHT COME ACROSS
FAQs frequently asked questions
RSVP Répondez s'il vous plaît, French for "reply if you please"
ASAP as soon as possible
ETA estimated time of arrival
n/a not applicable
AKA also known as
DIY do it yourself
CV curriculum vitae Latin for "life timetable" , but used for a resume.
DOB date of birth
RESOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://careersblog.enterprise.co.uk/business-acronyms-a-beginners-guide/
https://manuals.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademark/annex-a1---abbreviations-of-types-of-companies-recognised-as-bodies-corporate
