Clipped words are very common in English. Many of them are monosyllabic. Here is a list of common clipped words:
ad advertisement
bike bicycle
bra brassiere
burger hamburger
champ champion
deli delicatessen
exam examination
flu influenza
fridge refrigerator
gas gasoline
grad graduate
gym gymnasium
lab laboratory
limo limousine
math mathematics
memo memorandum
phone telephone
photo photograph
plane airplane
pro professional
quake earthquake
tie necktie
typo typographical error
varsity university
vet veterinarian
Many clipped forms are now more common than the full ones. The words memo, tie and typo are more common than memorandum, necktie and typographical error. The word math is maths in British English. Of the 25 clipped forms on the list, 18 are monosyllabic. This accounts for 72% of the clipped forms.
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