- Mr (NOT -Mfr) = Mister
- Ltd = Limited (company)
- kg = kilogram
- the BBC = the British Broadcasting Corporation
- the USA = the United States of America
- NATO = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- OPEC = the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Some abbreviations are made from the first letters of several words.
We usually pronounce these with the stress on the last letter.
- the BBC / bi:bi:'si:/
- the USA / ju:es'ei/
Some of these abbreviations are pronounced like one word.
We do not usually use articles with these.
- NATO (NOT the NATO)
- OPEC (NOT the OPEC)
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