EEUU - Estados Unidos

[Jessica]

why are there two e'sand u's?

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por jchen

why are there two e'sand u's?

Plural expressed with "initial", siglas in Spanish... I do not know the word in English.

Used only with proper names, I believe.

[ookami]

"sigla" is "abbreviation"
Two more: "AAMM" (Artes Marciales/Martial Arts) or "DDCC" (Deportes de Contacto/Contact Sports).
Thanks to chileno know I know why :P

[chileno]

Escrito originalmente por ookami

"sigla" is "abbreviation"
Two more: "AAMM" (Artes Marciales/Martial Arts) or "DDCC" (Deportes de Contacto/Contact Sports).
Thanks to chileno know I know why :P

Duh! I knew that!

[pjt33]

RRHH: Recursos humanos

[irmamar]

Very important here for children: SS.MM.RR.MM de Oriente (Sus Majestades los Reyes Magos )

[sosia]

JchenIf the word is singular, one letter:
RAE: Real Academia Española (de la Lengua)
TVE: Tele-Visión Española

if its a plural, double letter:
EEUU: Estados Unidos
RRHH Recursos Humanos
SS MM RR MM de oriente Sus Majestades los Reyes Magos
Already said but to make it clear.
Saludos

[Tomisimo]

EEUU is very common. You will also sometimes see EUA (Estados Unidos de América).

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Adding to Sosia's explanation:

In Spanish, all abbreviations (abreviaciones) in plural must have their letters written twice:

EEUU = Estados Unidos
FFCC = Ferrocarriles
DDHH = Derechos Humanos


"Siglas" are different. They're formed by taking the first letter of each word:

EUA = Estados Unidos de América
ONU = Organización de las Naciones Unidas
FMI = Fondo Monetario Internacional


An "acrónimo" is formed taking several letters from the title to make words one can pronounce:

Conagua: Comisión Nacional del Agua
Semarnat: Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ferronales: Ferrocarriles Nacionales

[Jessica]

Escrito originalmente por Tomisimo

EEUU is very common. You will also sometimes see EUA (Estados Unidos de América).

ok but Señorita (my teacher) was not sure herself