why is it that in Spanish we abbreviate USA EEUU what do the extra E and U stand for?

Answer 1

"Estados Unidos" is abbreviated as "EEUU" (also: EE. UU.) because in Spanish the abbreviation for a plural item doubles the letter of the abbreviation. The same is done, for example, with the abbreviation for "Fuerzas Armadas" (Armed Forces), which is "FF. AA." and "AAEE" (Asuntos Exteriores, or Foreign Affairs), indicating that the abbreviation relates to a plural term. The English language knows this custom too, albeit in a few cases only. For instance, the abbreviation for "page" in singular is "p.", while "pages" in plural are abbreviated as "pp.". Sometimes, however, the abbreviation "EUA" (Estados Unidos de América) for the United States is indeed used in Spanish, but not often.

Answer 2

United States is plural "States"

now, in Spanish when an abbreviation is plural we normally double de letter, so

United States = Estados Unidos becomes EEUU

Answer 3

Because in Spanish, the way to say "The United States of America" is "Los Estados Unidos." Basically, you take the E and the U and you double them up, so that it becomess EEUU.

Answer 4

Estados Unidos

Answer 5

EEUU means United States but is it plural, thats why we add an extra E and an extra U.

Answer 6

i think what you're gettin at is why its not just EU...i *believe* its because estados is a plural word, so they double the e and the u because its an abbreviation for a plural noun. Hope that helps

Answer 7

Estados Unidos.

Answer 8

It just stands for "Estados Unidos"?

Answer 9

It's because Mexican people like to talk with an echo effect for dramatic emphasis.

Just listen to the ads on any Spanish language radio station:

¡¡LOS( ( ((eeESTADOS - ESTADOS — UNIDOS - UNIDOSss!!)) ) )

Answer 10

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