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From: bpc@netcom.com (Benjamin P. Carter)
Subject: Latin in English
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Summary: Why does English use Latin acronyms?
Keywords: Latin, English
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 01:50:49 GMT
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English, although closely related to German, seems to use more
Latin acronyms than most other European languages, even those
derived from latin.  The current 'BC-AD' thread is a reminder
of this.  For example, z.B. (zum Beispiel) in German corresponds
to e.g. in English.  Similarly n.Chr. in German corresponds to
A.D. in English, as someone recently pointed out.

Why are there so many Latin acronyms in English?

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    Ben Carter                  internet address: bpc@netcom.com
