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Well, I think most of the world calls them NATO and AIDS. For a counter example, lots of sports federations have French-based acronym names, and no one transla
by rich_sasha 6y ago
Well, I think most of the world calls them NATO and AIDS.
For a counter example, lots of sports federations have French-based acronym names, and no one translates them. Like Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) or FIFA (federation internationale de football association).
For the latter, an extra twist is calling it ‘football’, not ‘ballon de pied’ or sth...
- doukdouk 6y agoFor NATO/OTAN, its official languages are French and English. OTAN is not a translation - it is one of the two official names of the organization. Would be weird to specifically choose the English one.