Abbreviation

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Correction Requested.

  1. CNN is the short form of Cable News Network.
  2. CNN is the short form for Cable News Network.
  3. CNN means/ stands for Cable News Network.
  4. Cable News Network is the full form of/for CNN.
  5. Cable News Network is abbreviated as CNN.

How to use the word “abbreviate” in other words?

Thanks.

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To the best of my knowledge:

  1. CNN is the short form of Cable News Network.
  2. CNN is short\the abbreviation for Cable News Network.
  3. CNN could mean\stand for Cable News Network. (you could find more than one abbreviations on CNN. Sometimes, the same abbreviation means different things in different contexts ).
  4. Cable News Network is the full form of CNN.
  5. Cable News Network is abbreviated to CNN.

Googling helps.

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To me, the word ‘abbreviation’ is more suitable.

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  1. CNN is the short/shortened form/version/abbreviation of Cable News Network.
    2. CNN is the short form for Cable News Network.
  2. CNN means/ stands for Cable News Network.
  3. Cable News Network is the full form of CNN.
  4. Cable News Network is abbreviated to CNN.
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Thank you so much.

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I have also come across these usages: CNN is short for Cable News Network. Cable News Network, CNN for short.

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Anglophile,
Is your last suggestion acceptable?
How much sure are you?

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Another request for feedback.

  1. Are you sure that my ticket has been confirmed?
  2. Are you sure that she will come here tomorrow?
  3. Are you sure that your last suggestion is free from error?

Thanks

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To me, all are acceptable but with 3. like this: Are you sure that your last suggestion is free from errors?/Are you sure that your last suggestion is error-free?

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Those examples are OK too.

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It’s probably better to use ‘of/from errors’ rather than ‘error’ in sentence 3.
They’re all okay within the right context.

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Beeees,
Oh, I didn’t notice that (i.e. errors). Should I say it’s a typo?
Thank you for pointing out my mistakes and your help 24/7.

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No, it is not a typo.

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Proofread requested.

If this unannounced blockade in Nepal (by India) and strikes, movements called by MD parties continue for further two months then I predict civil war in Nepal is inevitable.

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If this unannounced blockade in Nepal (by India) and the strikes and action called by the* MD parties continue for a further two months, then I predict civil war in Nepal is inevitable.

*I’m not sure what ‘MD’ refers to. I suspect in standard English the article would be required.

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Thank you for your help.
I wrote MD so that only I can understand. Actually, it’s a group of Madhesi political parties who are unsatisfied with the current government. They are responsible for the strikes, movements etc. This has been going on for the last hundred + days. We, the Nepalese are suffering because of this. There’s shortage of almost everything. I think you know the current situation of Nepal.

Thanks.

PS: Here too, I request you to correct my grammatical mistakes.

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I wrote MD for my own understanding. Actually, it’s a group of Madhesi political parties who are unsatisfied with the current government. They are responsible for the strikes, action etc. This has been going on for over one hundred days. We, the Nepalese, are suffering because of this. There’s a shortage of almost everything. I think you know the current situation of Nepal.

PS: Here, too, I request that you correct my grammatical mistakes.
Here, too, I would like you to correct my grammatical mistakes.

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