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The video introduces the topic of short and fast business English, focusing on vocabulary and phrases for work. It also thanks LingoDee for sponsoring the video, highlighting their new business English courses, which are beneficial for career advancement, visa applications, and CV enhancement.
The video explains that abbreviations and acronyms are commonly used in business emails to make them less boring and lengthy. Viewers are encouraged to guess the meaning of each abbreviation/acronym before the answer is revealed. Homework is assigned to comment with additional acronyms.
A list of common business abbreviations is presented, including 'v' for 'very', 'bus' for 'business', 'corp' for 'corporation', 'dept' for 'department', 'ltd' for 'limited', 'def' for 'definitely', 'perf' for 'perfect', 'w/' for 'with', and 'w/o' for 'without'.
This section covers common business acronyms. These are pronounceable words formed from the first letter of each word and are often used in internal emails. Examples include 'TBH' (to be honest), 'NBD' (no big deal), 'EOD' (end of day), 'IMHO' (in my humble opinion), 'LMK' (let me know), 'OOO' (out of office), 'POC' (point of contact), 'TOS' (terms of service), 'TLDR' (too long, didn't read), 'ASAP' (as soon as possible), 'ETA' (estimated time of arrival), 'Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4' (quarter one, two, three, four), and 'ICYMI' (in case you missed it).