Question

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Write the full forms of the following words:
The first one is done for you.
motel = motor + hotel
TV
brunch
UN
newscast
maths
exam
'flu
St
Engl.
asap
emoticon
UNICEF
gym
WHO
Ms.
CEO

Answer 1

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Q.] Write the full forms of the following words:  

⬩ TV  — Television

⬩ brunch — Breakfast + lunch

⬩ UN  — United Nations

⬩ newscast — News + telecast

⬩ maths — Mathematics

⬩ exam — Examination

⬩ 'flu — Influenza

⬩ St — Saint

⬩ Engl. — English

⬩ asap  — As Fast As Possible

⬩ emoticon — Emotion + icon

⬩ UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

⬩ gym — Gymnastics

⬩ WHO — World Health Organisation

⬩ Ms. — Miz (Address to any lady, single or married)

⬩ CEO — Chief Executive Officer

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Often shorted forms of words are used for the convenience of speech. Sometimes words or the initial letters of the words are used.

[A] Clippings: A Clipping is a word that has been shortened for daily use because the original word has too many syllables.

Examples:

• Refrigerator — fridge.
• Veterinary — vet

[B] Abbreviations: Sometimes, Abbreviations are used, especially if the words are in Latin or Greek or some other foreign language, but whose meaning in English is very common and easily understood.

Examples:

• exempli gratia — for example
• i.e. (id est) — that is

In modern SMS messages on the mobile phone, many abbreviations are used instead of the entire word, in other to save time. Many such abbreviations have become common in usage.

• BRB — Be right back
• NO — No problem
• LOL — Laugh out loud
• T - Thank you

[C] Acronyms: An acronym is a word made up of the initial letters of other words which are used easily in speech, instead of the original compound word or larger word or words. Acronyms are almost like abbreviations, except that the letters are spoken as if they were words.

Examples:

• Very Important Person — VIP
• MSEB — Maharashtra State Electricity Board

[D] Blends: A Blend is the shortened form of two or more words that form a compound word to make an entirely new word.

Example:

• Telecast — Television + broadcast
• Brunch — Breakfast + lunch

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Answer 2

Answer:

TV — Television

brunch — Breakfast + lunch

UN — United Nations

Newscast — News + telecast

Maths — Mathematics

Exam — Examination

'flu — Influenza

St — Saint

Engl. — English

asap — As Fast As Possible

emoticon — Emotion + icon

UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

gym — Gymnastics

WHO — World Health Organisation

Ms. — Miz

CEO — Chief Executive Officer