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    Why does Spanish use EE UU, instead of EU for its abbreviation of United States(Of America)?

    Question #124886. Asked by geognut. (Jan 27 12 4:17 AM)


    Daaanieeel

    		"The double E and double U indicate that the letter represents a plural. Some other common Spanish abbreviations, among them FF. AA. for Fuerzas Armadas (Armed Forces) and AA. EE. for Asuntos Exteriores (Foreign Affairs), do the same thing."

    http://spanish.about.com/od/writtenspanish/a/ee_uu.htm

    Jan 27 12, 4:22 AM
    WesleyCrusher

    		The doubling of the letter indicates a plural: "Estados Unidos".

    Just putting E U would mean "United State".

    http://spanish.about.com/od/writtenspanish/a/ee_uu.htm

    Jan 27 12, 4:23 AM
    satguru

    		It is carried over from Latin, eg LL.B= Legium Baccalaureum/Bachelor of Laws.

    http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2183139

    Jan 27 12, 10:12 PM

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