| AE | : | American English |
| AuE | : | Australian English |
| AD | : | Anno Domini |
| a.m. | : | Ante Meridiem |
| A.P. | : | Associated Press |
| asap | : | As Soon As Possible |
| BBC | : | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| B.C. | : | Before Christ |
| BSc | : | Bachelor of Science |
| BE | : | British English |
| CD | : | Compact Disk |
| CD-ROM | : | Compact Disc Read Only Memory |
| CE | : | Canadian English |
| CNN | : | Cable News Network |
| CIA | : | Central Intelligence Agency |
| CV | : | Curriculum Vitae |
| c/o | : | Care of |
| DJ | : | Disk Jokey |
| DVD | : | Digital Video Disc |
| DIY | : | Do It Yourself |
| EC | : | European Community |
| EU | : | European Union |
| ELT | : | English Language Teaching |
| EFL | : | English as a Foreign Language |
| ESL | : | English as a Second Language |
| e.g. | : | (Latin: exempli gratia) For example |
| etc. | : | (Latin: et cetera) And so on |
| enc. | : | enclosed |
| FBI | : | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FIFA | : | International Football Federation Association |
| FA | : | Football Association |
| FC | : | Football Club |
| FM | : | Frequency Modulation |
| GB | : | Great Britain |
| GP | : | General Practitioner |
| HQ | : | Headquarters |
| HSC | : | Higher School Certificate |
| HIV | : | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| ID | : | Identity Card |
| IQ | : | Intelligence Qoutient |
| IT | : | Information Technology |
| ICQ | : | I Seek You |
| ILO | : | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | : | International Monetary Fund |
| IPA | : | International Phonetic Alphabet |
| IRA | : | Irish Republican Army |
| i.e. | : | (Latin: id est) That is to say |
| LA | : | Los Angeles |
| LP | : | Long-Playing Record |
| LAPD | : | Los Angeles Police Department |
| MEP | : | Member of the European Parliament |
| MBA | : | Master of Business Administration |
| MA | : | Master of Arts |
| MP | : | Member of Parliament |
| MS | : | Master of Science |
| MC | : | Master of Ceremonies |
| MD | : | (Doctor) Doctor of Medicine; (Manager) Managing Director |
| NASA | : | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO | : | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NBA | : | National Basketball Association |
| NB | : | (Latin: nota bene) Please Note |
| OPEC | : | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OAP | : | Old Age Pentioner |
| P.O. | : | Post Office |
| PS | : | Post Script |
| Ph.D | : | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PC | : | Personal Computer |
| PR | : | Public Relations |
| PIN | : | Personal Identity Number |
| PTO | : | Please Turn Over |
| p.m. | : | Post Meridiem |
| RIP | : | Rest In Peace |
| RP | : | Received Pronunciation |
| RSVP | : | (repondez s’il vous plait) Please Answer |
| SOS | : | Save Our Souls |
| SMS | : | Short Message Service |
| TIR | : | Transport International Routier |
| TBA | : | Turco-British Association |
| TOEFL | : | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| UK | : | United Kingdom |
| US | : | United States |
| UN | : | United Nations |
| UFO | : | Unidentified Flying Object |
| USA | : | United States of America |
| UEFA | : | Union of European Football Association |
| UNESCO | : | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF | : | United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| VP | : | Vice President |
| VAT | : | Value Added Tax |
| VCR | : | Video Cassette Recorder |
| VIP | : | Very Important Person |
| VCD | : | Video Compact Disc |
| www | : | World Wide Web |
| WC | : | Water Closet |
| WP | : | Word Procesor |
| WHO | : | World Health Organisation |
| XL | : | Extra Large |
| Xmas | : | Christmas |