EXERCISE 2. Translate the following sentences, pick out abbreviations and comment on their formation

Translate the following sentences, pick out abbreviations and comment on their formation.

1. “It’s a little anthology,” she told the C. I. D. man. “Most of it rather over my head, though I do appreciate its merit.”

2. “Mor,” said Demoyte, “are you going to be an M. P.?” “I’m going to be a candidate,” said Mor. “Whether I’ll be an M. P. depends on the electorate.”

3. Put on your specs when buying package holidays.

4. “Is Donald coming in this evening to see Felicity?” asked Nan. Donald was their son, who was now in the Sixth Form at St. Bridge’s. “He’s taking Junior prep,” said Mor.

5. Dixon was an R. A. F. corporal in Western Scotland.

6. Anything would pick up dirt from lino. He sprinkled saw dust on the floor of her parlour.

7. The T. in this region is always high because of the humidity of the climate.

8. He asked how many fur coats or colour TV sets these people bought.

9. You could, if you were in a technical mood, spend the day on dems – demonstrating this and that.

10. A.A. batteries this month were on the move to another part of the coast.

11. Mr. George Woodcock, TUC general secretary, had spoken to the Postmaster-General on Monday.

12. And months later I got a silver corn-flake dish as the most promising new TV playwright of the year.

13. Jack had just gone downstairs with our family doctor, a sturdy middle-aged G. P., who had never seen me ill before.

14. You can put over anything with the wireless and the telly-that’s the way these dictators do it – but you can’t feed people on words.

15. I told the old lady not to make any more sandwiches, ‘cos I was off to the great metropolis.