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Repeating a letter indicating an abbreviated word is an oldfashioned way of pluralising it. For example, 'pp' to represent 'pages'.
by mjw1007 5y ago
Repeating a letter indicating an abbreviated word is an oldfashioned way of pluralising it.
For example, 'pp' to represent 'pages'.
- yesenadam 5y agoI believe it's from latin, and is not so old-fashioned in the many countries it's (still) used! e.g. in spanish, USA is EEUU (Estados Unidos)