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1、Initialisms: words formed from the initial letters of words and pronounced as letters.,For example: VOA: Voice of America VIP: very important person GRE: Graduate Record Examinations IBM: International Business Machine MBA: Master of Business Administration IQ: intelligent quotient ,Acronyms: words
2、formed from the initial letters of words and pronounced as single words.,For example: NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries SARS: severe acute respiratory syndrome TEFL: teaching English as a foreign language TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language,The shortening may occur at the beginning of the word (aphaeresis截首法)，at the end of the word (apocopation截尾法) and at both ends of the word(front and back clipping).,telephone phone helicopter copter memorandum memo fanatic fan refrigerator fridge influenza flu,
