{"id":55476,"date":"2016-12-28T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/?p=55476"},"modified":"2016-11-17T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T03:41:53","slug":"abbreviations-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voicetube.com\/blog\/archives\/55476","title":{"rendered":"FYI, TBD, ASAP: Abbreviations & Work Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"

Work emails need to be short and straight to the point, but should always remain polite and courteous. Which abbreviations are OK to use?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"FYI,<\/p>\n

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So you\u2019re new on the job and your inbox has just begun flooding with daily email exchanges between colleagues. Some of them might look a lot like this:<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear all,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

FYI the monthly report must be submitted ASAP.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Regards,
\n<\/span><\/i>Susan<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The English language is full of handy abbreviations; however, some are more suitable for the workplace than others, and you must keep this in mind when using them. Let\u2019s take a look at the most common ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commonly used abbreviations<\/b><\/h2>\n

ASAP<\/b><\/h3>\n

\u201cAs Soon As Possible\u201d is a pretty straightforward one: it indicates a task or request that \u00a0doesn\u2019t have a specific deadline, but must be done right away and without further delay. So, if your boss sends a short email saying \u201cI need the slideshow ASAP\u201d, he\/she probably means NOW!<\/span><\/p>\n