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Initials / Abbreviations / Acronyms 1 - English lesson

Do you know these initials / abbreviations / acronyms?

AA
- Alcoholic's Anonymous
My boss has been going to AA meetings for over a year.

AD
- Anno Domini
The ancient city was founded in 125 AD.

AGM
- Annual General Meeting
My sister attended the AGM of the condominium owners last night.

AI
- Artificial Intelligence
Several professors at our university have been researching AI for many years now.

AIDS
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Recently the number of AIDS patients has been increasing rapidly in some countries.

AM
- Amplitude Modulation
We don't listen to AM radio much because we don't like the songs that they play.

'am' is also used after a time, for example in Great-Britain:
8 am (am = ante meridiem) = 8 o'clock in the morning.

AOB
- Any Other Business
The organizer of the meeting wrote AOB at the bottom of the meeting information sheet.

AOK
- I'm OK
He said that he was feeling AOK even after the truck had hit him.

APB
- All Point's Bulletin
The police put out an APB on the men who had robbed the bank.

ASAP
- As Soon As Possible
Please finish the first draft of the letter and give it to me ASAP.

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3. This town was built in 65 .

4. 'My husband is always drunk. He should phone the .'

5. 'I don't know what to put on your form. My business is not listed. Well, I choose .'

6. There is an on a very dangerous criminal. Stay at home. Close your doors.

7. Some teenagers don't like radios: they prefer FM radios.

8. Sorry, I can't come tomorrow. I must go to the of my firm.

9. OK. I'll ask my boss and I'll phone you back .

10. This robot has the best on Earth: he looks like a human being.

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