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What does "A&E" stand for? I guess the "E" stands for emergency room.

• beardyw 2y ago
  Accident and Emergency (no room)
• bookofjoe 2y ago
  A longtime source of puzzlement for me: why pose this question here in the hope of getting an answer when you can ask/type it into Google and instantly get one? Not being snarky; I finally realized that for some people, an exchange with a real person here is superior to an interaction with an AI.
  • Bostonian 2y ago
    For me in the U.S., googling "A&E" gave A & E Network, a cable channel. I do not see "accident" on the first page of links.
    • bookofjoe 2y ago
      Yes! I'm also in the U.S. and just had the identical experience. Scrolling down the page a bit I came to this: People also ask What does A&E stand for? I clicked and got this: abbreviation for Accident and Emergency: the part of a hospital where people go when they are sick or injured and need treatment quickly. Jun 5, 2024
    • bookofjoe 2y ago
      P.S. "Financial quant" FTW!
      • Bostonian 2y ago
        I admit I should have searched more before asking about "A&E", but what does that line in my bio have to do with anything?
        • bookofjoe 2y ago
          Nothing. It just amused me.
    • ThrowawayR2 2y ago
      That's a pretty lackadaisical effort. Googling "A&E acronym", "meaning of A&E", "A&E medication", or even ""A&E ozempic" puts one on the right track immediately. We are all hackers here, right?