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• GMT
  Greenwich Mean Time - время по Гринвичскому меридиану

  GMT is a place near London which is used as the standard for time around the world
• PS
  Postscript - постскриптум

  If I want to add some extra information, I write PS at the very end of a letter.
• MP3
  MPEG-1 audio layer 3 - МР3, метод компрессии цифровой звукозаписи

  I often listen to my MP3 player when I drive home from work
• PTA
  Parent-Teacher Association - Учительско-родительская ассоциация

  The teacher told the pupils' parents that a PTA meeting would be held on Friday.
• FM
  Frequency Modulation - частотная модуляция (тип радио сигнала)

  I like an FM station and listen to it regularly.
• IQ
  Intelligence Quotient - коэффициент умственного развития

  The IQ of the new student is very low.
• WC
  Water Closet - ватер клозет, туалет

  There are several WC in the park.
• RCMP
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police - королевская конная полиция Канады

  There was a movie on TV about the RCMP, and it was quite interesting.
• PR
  Public Relations - пиар, связи с общественностью

  The politician easily won the election due to good PR.
• LP
  Long-Playing Record - долгоиграющая пластинка

  LPs are no longer popular, and John decided to give all of his old records to a charity.
• TBA
  To Be Announced - подлежит объявлению (позднее)

  I looked at the Board to find out the time of the arrival of my train but it only said TBA.
• GP
  General Practitioner - врач терапевт

  I had to see a GP before I joined the university football team.
• SOB
  Son Of a Bitch - сукин сын

  The man got angry called Sam a SOB when Sam tried to jump the queue at the filling station.
• KO
  Knockout - нокаут

  Jeremy is a very good boxer and he won the match in the second round by a KO.
• ETA
  Estimated Time of Arrival - расчётное время прибытия

  Though the ETA was six p.m. we didn't arrive as expected because our flight was delayed.
• PLO
  Please Leave On - пожалуйста не стирайте (надпись на школьной доске)

  The teacher wanted the information to be left on the board, so she wrote PLO on it.
• LPG
  Liquid Petroleum Gas - сжиженный углеводородный газ

  The driver of a truck carrying LPG should be very careful.
• POW
  Prisoner of War - военнопленный

  When the Second World Was ended, the negotiations regarding POWs lasted for a few years.
• UV
  Ultraviolet - ультрафиолет

  Too much of UV rays are harmful for your health.
• TLC
  Tender Loving Care - нежная забота

  With lots of TLC the little puppies felt very well.
• MC
  конферансье, распорядитель (на балу, вечере, свадьбе)

  Steve was the MC for his friend's wedding.
• HQ
  Headquarters - штаб, главное управление

  The Police HQ is located downtown.
• MD
  Doctor of Medicine - доктор медицины

  Cronin, the author of "The Citadel", received his MD when she was 25 years old.
• PM
  Post Meridiem - после полудня

  The children usually come home from school at two p.m.
• MP
  Member of Parliament - член парламента

  Josef Rickson, an MP, was kidnapped yesterday when he was driving to work.
• SOS
  сигнал бедствия, СОС (спасите наши души)

  The Titanic was sending out SOS signals, but the Carpathia was too far away from the ship and couldn't come to its rescue.
• OR
  Operating Room - операционная (в больнице)

  The patient was taken to the OR to be operated on for appendicitis.
• TKO
  Technical Knockout - технический нокаут

  The boxer was awarded a TKO and won the boxing match.
• HIV
  Human Immunodeficiency Virus - вирус иммунодефицита

  Nick is a drug edict and he most certainly has HIV infection.
• TP
  Toilet Paper - туалетная бумага

  Sally bought several rolls of TP.
• MSc
  Master of Science - магистр естественных наук

  Tina has been able to find a job easily because she has an MSc in Biology.
• TB
  Tuberculosis - туберкулёз

  One of Andrew's patients got TB and was taken to hospital.