Talk:EE. UU.

Why does it have two Es for Estados and two Us for Unidos?


 * It is a common trick for making plurals of abbreviations. E. = estado, U. = unido, EE. UU. = Estados Unidos. We do it in English as well...for example, pp. = pages. —Stephen 23:57, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey, cool, I never realized that. Thanks! (So why isn't it the UU.SS.?)
 * In English, the emphasis is on the unity of a single nation, not the plurality of states. --EncycloPetey 00:53, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Anyway, it doesn’t work so well in the case of U.S. or U.S.A., since in English only one element is pluralized (States). In EE. UU., both words take plural form. This was popular in Latin as well...e.g., CC.VV. = Clarissimi viri; seqq. = sequentia. —Stephen 01:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I read EEUU as "eh eh oo oo." I was told this is incorrect. Are the letters only pronounced once? Scytheandsickle 18:39, 18 January 2009 (UTC)