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> Btw NATO and OTAN being anagrams is a coincidence Not really, many initialisms are mirrors between French and English because their very similar languages in
by williamdclt 2y ago
> Btw NATO and OTAN being anagrams is a coincidence
Not really, many initialisms are mirrors between French and English because their very similar languages in these contexts (same names and same etymology for nouns and adjectives means same letters) and grammatical rules are the opposite of each other (reversed letter order). Eg UN and NU, EU and UE, EEC and CEE, CCP and PCC…
- gpderetta 2y agoAnd then, when you can't even agree on dual initialisms, you get UTC.