Christine Jalleh

Thank God It’s Friday? Today, this phrase brings a special meaning to me because one of my articles “All About ASAP, FYI and FYA” in the Star newspaper is:

The No. 1 Most Emailed and the No. 3 Most Viewed Article
If you click on the photos below, you’ll be able to see what I mean.

Imagine that! It’s not everyday that your article stands next to Malaysia’s TWO hottest names in today’s history. And this is just my FIRST article

While I float about now in glee, I’ve got to get back to the ground as I’ve still got dinner to prepare. Oh, and of course, work on my next article. Here’s to another top ranking one!

Wish me luck…

Original article in (The Star, “Mind Your English”, 18 July2008).

ONE day, a colleague turned to me and asked, “What’s FYI?”

“For your information.”

“What’s FYA?”

“For your action.”

“What’s WRT?”

“With reference to…”

Before the conversation dragged on any further, I quickly looked up a website on acronyms used in business communications and sent it to him via e-mail.

This conversation made me realise that the full meaning of many acronyms and abbreviations may not be immediately apparent for many people – students or working adults alike.

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