In addition there are some middle clipped words; flu.

除此之外还有一些其他的保留中间音节的缩略词，比如flu是influenza的缩略。

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Clipped words are created by dropping one or more syllables from a polysyllabic word; a word of several syllables.

缩略词通常指一个多音节的词扔掉一个或几个音节，然后变成的词语。

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Most of technical terms in computer English are formed by giving new meaning to common words, creating new lexis and adopting technical phrases including many initialisms and clipped words.

计算机英语的专业术语主要通过旧词新义、新创词、缩略词等途径组成，同时采用了较多的专业词组。

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But many of my calls had some slight echo effect or occasional clipped words, despite a recent software update intended to fix the problem.

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She spoke in clipped, staccato sentences, shooting words from her mouth it was so good to see her boy, it had been far too long since his last visit, he should stop by more often.

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