Or if it is not, is it used in formal documents or not??
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2006-07-18 20:12:20 · 11 answers · asked by maha 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
no
it stands for "also known as"
"aka:" and "a.k.a.:" may be used in legal and professional documents.
if you're writing a paper for an English class, you'll probably want to try to avoid using those terms.
2006-07-18 20:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by wireflight 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
When somebody has more than one name (a pen-name for example) we can say: 'Brian Warner - aka Marilyn Manson'.
The more formal way of saying this is to use the Latin term 'alias' - Brian Warner - alias Marilyn Manson - but so few people know any Latin these days that aka has caught on.
When aka first appeared it was always printed a.k.a. - and stood for 'also known as'. These days it is used as if it were a term on its own.
2006-07-19 05:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by insincere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"aka" is an acronym for "also known as." It is not slang however. It is used in legal documents such as police reports to convey that a person is known by other identities. Ex: Marshal Mathers, aka Eminem.
2006-07-19 22:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by LULU1218 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.K.A. is an acronym for "Also Known As", and makes reference to those names by which something or someone is called which differs from an officially recognized name. It is used in documents used by the court system and in police matters.
2006-07-19 03:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by jbarry315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not slang. It stands for "also known as" and gives one or more other names that someone goes by. You see this a lot in literature. Authors sometimes write on very different subjects, so they use a different pen name for each subject.
2006-07-19 09:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is used in formal documents, no problem. Trust me I'm a lawyer. It only means "also known as".
2006-07-19 07:52:54 · answer #6 · answered by Micia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person uses more than their given name, (at birth)... say your name is Sue Smith but you sometimes use, Sue Green or Sue Black or even Ann Blue, then yes... the police & your mother, (haha!) would know you as: Sue Smith, a.k.a.: Green, Black, Ann Blue... on and on, as many fake names that you may have used or still use. If you look at any county sheriff's jail roster, you'll see many, "a.k.a."(s) after some prisoner's given name. Hope this helps!
2006-07-19 03:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by LL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
also known as, a real abbreviation
2006-07-19 03:16:30 · answer #8 · answered by jsbrads 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not slang. It is police jargon.
2006-07-19 03:21:16 · answer #9 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it means is "also known as"
2006-07-19 03:21:11 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa&Michael U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋