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Abbreviations Jargon Buster
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ABBREVIATIONS

• Reduction of a multi-worded title to the initials of each word only, used to save time in conversation and space in written text,
• They are useful in company that knows the meaning of the abbreviations, but create barriers to communication if the audience are not familiar with it.
• The first time they are used in written text they should follow the full text and be enclosed in brackets; the second time they are use they can be used on their own and not in brackets.
• IT managers are renowned for playing ping pong with abbreviations to challenge and repel borders, part of the ritual of proving dominance over their peers
• (NGS BRM ’10 – ’13)

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• First instance: …the Appellate Body (AB) is…… Second instance: …..the AB can ….

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© GBE NGS ASWS BrianMurphy aka BrianSpecMan
11th June 2014 – 28th November 2018

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11th June 2014 – 28th November 2018

Abbreviations Jargon Buster
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© GBE NGS ASWS BrianMurphy aka BrianSpecMan
11th June 2014 – 28th November 2018