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l
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.-Mi
ster
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str
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pronouncedMi
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cups
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pounds
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:
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 Bl
vd.-Boul
evar
d
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.-Dr
ive
 Ln.-Lane
 Rd.-Road
 St
.-St
reet
 E-east
 N-nor
th
 NE-nor
theast
 NW -nor
thwest
 S-sout
h
 SE-sout
heast
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hwest
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tl
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Abbr
evi
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.Forex
ampl
e:
 BA-Bachel
orofAr
ts
 BS-Bachel
orofSci
ence
 MA-Mast
erofAr
ts
 M.
PHI
LorMPHI
L-Mast
erofPhi
l
osophy
 JD-Jur
isDoct
or
 DC-Doct
orofChi
ropr
act
ic
 PA-Per
sonalAssi
stant
 MD-Managi
ngDi
rect
or
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cePr
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dent
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orVi
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dent
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iveVi
cePr
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dent
 CMO-Chi
efMar
ket
ingOf
fi
cer
 CFO-Chi
efFi
nanci
alOf
fi
cer
 CEO-Chi
efExecut
iveOf
fi
cer
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nter
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oughtaboutawhol
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hat
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evi
ati
ons.Forexampl
e:
 ACE-acoolexper
ience
 AD-awesomedude
 AFAI
K-asf
arasIknow
 AFK-awayf
rom keyboar
d
 ANI-agenoti
mpor
tant
 BRB-ber
ightback
 CUL-seeyoul
ater
 CWYL-chatwi
thyoul
ater
 I
IRC-i
fIr
ecal
l
/remembercor
rect
ly
 I
Q-i
gnor
ancequot
ient
 LOL-l
aughoutl
oud
 NP-nopr
obl
em
 ROFL-r
oll
i
ngont
hef
loorl
aughi
ng
 TY-t
hankyou
 WC-wr
ongconver
sat
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amousabbr
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pres
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ont
opl
ant
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ight
inger
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on.
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lWor
ksAdmi
nis
trat
ion.Fourmi
l
li
onpeopl
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eempl
oyedbyt
heCWA
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ruct
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obssuchasbui
l
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heri
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ast
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k.
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p.Si
ncebank
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ter
t
hemanybankf
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on,t
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reat
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o
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nsur
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.
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on.Thi
sor
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eat
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p
peopl
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eloanst
obuyhouses.
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ionalRecover
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trat
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n1933,t
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reat
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lat
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tor
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ort
unat
ely,t
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dnotst
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nis
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Abbr
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ons.Themostcommonabbr
evi
ati
onst
hatweusei
nday
-to-
dayl
i
fear
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rom t
hisanci
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anguage.Forexampl
e:
 AM/
PM -AM,whi
chweuset
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ning,i
sanabbr
evi
ati
onf
orant
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idi
em
(
bef
orenoon)
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andsf
orpostmer
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em (
aft
ernoon)
.
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sact
ual
l
yanabbr
evi
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onf
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herabbr
evi
ati
onsweusesof
requent
l
ythat
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imes
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f
orgetwhatt
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andf
or.Fori
nst
ance:

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l
lof
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heabbr
evi
ati
one.
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ores
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vesanex
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st
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chmeans
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ven.
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ongl
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sts,i
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chmeans"
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hings.
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arabbr
evi
ati
onweusei
ndai
l
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andsf
ori
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,meani
ng,
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s."
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b.-Thi
sissomet
imeswr
it
tenatt
heendofac
ommuni
cat
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ont
hatneedsspeci
al
at
tent
ion.I
tst
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ornot
  abene,whi
chmeans"
tak
enot
ice,
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not
ewel
l
."
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S.-Att
heendofal
ett
eroremai
l
,peopl
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l
lof
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oinc
ludeanaddi
ti
onal
commentort
hought
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sshor
tfor
 postscr
ipt
, 
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chmeans"
wri
t
tenaf
ter
."
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z-Anot
herLat
inabbr
evi
ati
onyoumayseei
s"vi
z",whi
chi
sshor
tfor
 vi
del
i
cet
,
meani
ng"
namel
y."