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"Difference between Acronym and Abbreviation":  An acronym is usually formed by taking the first initials of a  compounded-word and using those initials to form a word that stands for something.  Acronym can be thought of as a word and certainly has to be pronounceable so you can say it out loud.  Thus NATO, which we pronounce NATOH, is an acronym for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. FBI is not really an  acronym for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; it is an abbreviation. Similarly AIDS is an acronym; HIV is an abbreviation. Thus if it is usually said as alphabets it is an abbreviation and if it is usually said as a word it is an acronym. 

 

 

word/phrase

 

 

"Rub elbows with someone": To socialize with influential people.       

 

E.g. "It is important for me to go to the party tonight and rub elbows."  

 

 

commonly confused

 

 

"Dual, Duel": Dual is an adjective describing the two-ness of something. A duel is a formal battle intended to settle a dispute. 

 

E.g. "The car is fitted with dual-carburetors." 

E.g. "Only gentlemen were considered to have honor, and therefore qualified to duel."  

   

 

 

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i  About Administrative Professionals' Day: Administrative Professionals' Day (previously known as Secretary's Day) is an unofficial secular holiday observed on the third or fourth Wednesday of April to recognize the work of clerical employees such as administrative assistants, receptionists, paralegals, and all office workers. It is celebrated as part of a larger Administrative Professionals Week, which takes place during the last full week of April. National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretaries' Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss. Klemfuss recognized the importance and value of the position to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to become administrative assistants (called secretaries at the time). Using his skill and experience in public relations, Klemfuss promoted the values and importance of the job of administrative assistants. In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of administrative assistants. In the United States, the day is often celebrated by giving one's assistant flowers, candy, small gifts, or lunch at a restaurant.