who made it up
2006-10-22 09:04:38 · 27 answers · asked by ljbpte 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
wow!
are you retarded?
a.k.a also know as!
and b.k.a.
is best known as
2006-10-22 09:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by selena 1 · 1⤊ 10⤋
I guess I don't have to tell you that it stands for "also known as", but since nobody seems to care about the second part of your question (seems like they're more interested in getting two points to tell you the same thing!), I thought I'd help you out.
The origins of "a.k.a" are, according to my copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, American. Unfortunately it does not give me any more information.
Because it probably did not appear in print very often (a.k.a would probably have been written as "also known as"), there are no records of its use. It probably appeared over a number of years probably no more than 100 years ago and slowly made its way into the vernacular. That's the best I can do!
Good luck!
2006-10-22 09:41:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Also Known As
2006-10-22 09:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also Known As
2006-10-22 09:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by huckypeep2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think a.k.a stands for " also known as" i don't really know because i don't use it...... but i think im right... ( i hope you will get the answer you are looking for if mine is not right :) and im also not sure who made it up?
2006-10-22 09:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by fliproud 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also Known As...
2006-10-22 09:06:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also known as
2006-10-22 09:07:07 · answer #7 · answered by Britters 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember hearing one time that "aka" was used as an abbreviation in the US military for "also known as " on their telegraph type machines. It saved time when sending a message and to get the message to the person. (same reason Americans spell many words without a "u" in them as compared to UK english; eg "colour" vs "color", "favourite" vs "favorite" etc) Later telegraph machine operators charged per letter in a telegraph so "aka" was used then too.
2006-10-22 09:46:59 · answer #8 · answered by Cariad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know who made it up but it stands for also known as.
2006-10-22 09:11:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey! It stands for "Also Known As"!!
May I have ten points now!!
Thanks!
2006-10-22 09:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by Brain 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not a word it stands for"also known as"
2006-10-22 09:08:50 · answer #11 · answered by Christina<3sTokioHotel! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋