Comment on How they got their names

yabai@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Because you always put U after Q silly.

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  • I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Qantas qat and qaid being a few rare exceptions. (Qantas is technically an a abbreviation though.)

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    • boogetyboo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Qantas is actually an acronym

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      • I_Miss_Daniel@kbin.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Good point. I had to DDG that one.

        "... an acronym is a specific type of abbreviation formed from the first letters of a multi-word term, name, or phrase, with those letters pronounced together as one term. OPEC—or the O(rganization of) P(etroleum) E(xporting) C(ountries)—is an acronym because we pronounce it as one word, oh-pek."

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    • MissJinx@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Qtar

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    • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Qi

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• stebo02@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  yeah that’s why it took me longer to figure out

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