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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
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abbreviation for - abbreviation of - stands for - short of - short for

abbreviation for - abbreviation of - stands for - short of - short for
Hello everyone. Are all the following correct?
ATM stands for automatic teller machine
ATM is the abbreviation for automatic teller machine
ATM is the abbreviation of automatic teller machine
ATM is the short of automatic teller machine
ATM is the short form of automatic teller machine
  

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Only this one is wrong: ATM is the short of automatic teller machine

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Only this one is wrong:

ATM is the short of automatic teller machine
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Mister MicawberOnly this one is wrong:ATM is the short of automatic teller machine
What if someone says .....
6. ATM is the short for automatic teller machine.
7. ATM is the contracted form of automatic teller machine.
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You could say:
sunny123ATM is short for automatic teller machine.
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Mr Micawber, Is it also correct to say ..... "ATM is short for automatic teller machine" as ozzourti suggests?

8. ATM is short for automatic teller machine.
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sunny123, Is it also correct to say ..... "ATM is short for automatic teller machine" as ozzourti suggests?
Yes, of course; ozzourti is infallible.
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Mister Micawber sunny123, Is it also correct to say ..... "ATM is short for automatic teller machine" as ozzourti suggests?Yes, of course; ozzourti is infallible.
Ok, thank you Mister Micawber, What about the following sentence?
Is it correct, too?

9. ATM is short of automatic teller machine.
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sunny1239. ATM is short of automatic teller machine.
No.
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sunny123Mr Micawber, Is it also correct to say ..... "ATM is short for automatic teller machine" as ozzourti suggests?
That's a rather tactless question to ask, especially of someone who has the Trusted User and Proficient Speaker icons. Senior members have been known to make mistakes =pobody's nerfect - but these will normally be picked up by other members.
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fivejedjon sunny123Mr Micawber, Is it also correct to say ..... "ATM is short for automatic teller machine" as ozzourti suggests?That's a rather tactless question to ask, especially of someone who has the Trusted User and Proficient Speaker icons. Senior members have been known to make mistakes =pobody's nerfect - but these will normally be picked up by other members.
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