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acronyms

• ZCO: Zero Cost Option
• DBO: DiskBackup Option
• MAO: Major Attack Option
• BAO: Basic Attack Option
• ARO: Average Rate Option
• OMX: Option Market Index
• DIVO: DIgital Video Option
• PQO: Parallel Query Option
• SRO: Server Recovery Option
• VSO: Virtual Storage Option
• NTO: Network Terminal Option
• ASAP: As Soon As Possible
• UML: Unified Modeling Language
• BTW: by the way

my acronyms (I've never heard about it from anyone but Me!)

• TIAO: This is an Option
• VIF: Very important File!

tongue-twisters

• Betty and hers butter

Betty bought a bit of butter

but Betty found the butter bitter,

so Betty bought a better butter,

to make the bitter butter better.

proverbs

• the game's not worth the candle
  • il gioco non vale la candela;

• a bird in the hand is worth two in bush prov.
  • meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani.

• your worth
  • mettercela tutta

• odd or even
  • pari o dispari

• Slow and steady wins the race
  • chi va piano va sano e va lontano

• "he who laughs last laughs longest"
  • "ride bene chi ride ultimo"

• desperate time desperate measures
  • a mali estremi, estremi rimedi
  • il fine giustifica i mezzi"