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Subject: Re: Why ""EEUU"" and not "EUA" when "USA" is translated from Mexican Spanish?
Answered By: scriptor-ga on 11 May 2004 17:26 PDT
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Dear kerrykkerr,
"Estados Unidos" is abbreviated as "EEUU" (also: EE. UU.) because in
Spanish the abbreviation for a plural item doubles the letter of the
abbreviation. The same is done, for example, with the abbreviation for
"Fuerzas Armadas" (= Armed Forces), which is "FF. AA.", indicating
that the abbreviation relates to a plural term.
The English language knows this custom too, albeit in a few cases
only. For instance, the abbreviation for "page" in singular is "p.",
while "pages" in plural are abbreviated as "pp.".
Sometimes, however, the abbreviation "EUA" (Estados Unidos de América)
for the United States is indeed used in Spanish, but not often.
Soy de Mississippi, EEUU. Vivo en la ciudad Olive Branch.
Hola, soy de Mexico, pero vivo en Carolina del Norte'... y tu'
Soy del centro del Reino Unido, cerca de Birmingham, pero en ninguna parte cerca de Alabama, EE.UU..
Soy de Hungría pero ahora resido en Carolina del Norte.
Yo soy de Pensylvania, EEUU, pero vivo en Carolina del Norte ahora.
Soy de Connecticut. Soy Puertoriqueño, en el año que viene me mudaré a Puerto Rico.
Hola Cherry, yo vivo en Carolina del Norte tambien! Wow!

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