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SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE GRAMMAR
Examples:
e: Z ^I.L.%
(5) H (Japan); 8 (America); 8 (Great Britain); (France); &
(Germany); k (Italy); $D (Canada); (Australia); '$ (China);
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8 (Taiwan); % (Korea); i% (South Africa)
b. Groups, companies, institutions
The complete names of groups, companies, and institutions are often
abbreviated.

Note: Some abbreviations in this category are commonly used in
spoken as well as written language.
c. Special abbreviations
Some English acronyms and letters are commonly used in headlines to
save space.

Examples:
(7) EC (European Community); IC (integrated circuit); KO (knock-
out); NY~ (New York stocks); W% (World Cup); $&' (first

victory)
(2) Bodies

A. Suru-verbs
The conjugated part of a suru-verb connective form (i.e., +hi) is often dropped.
-sun, or -shita of a suru-verb in sentence-final position is also dropped in some