ASAP, CC, ENC, PP, PS, PTO, RSVP. Learn here what all these abbreviations mean.
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As soon as possible |
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CC |
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Carbon copy is used if the correspondence is going to more than one person. |
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ENC |
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The enclosure is used if you include additional papers with the original letter. |
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PP |
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Per Procurationem, you are signing the letter for someone else as they are unavailable to sign it themselves. This is a Latin term. |
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Postscript means you have a thought you want to add at the end of the letter. You are usually written after the signature beginning on the left-hand side as in the body of the letter. |
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Please turn it over. This informal abbreviation lets the reader know there is a continuation of the letter on the backside of the paper. |
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RSVP |
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Please reply |
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