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| HenHanna to Peter Ross |
| Re: Does anybody else recognize SPQR as |
| 07 Jul 24 13:06:01 |
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From: HenHanna@devnull.tb
On 1/31/2024 6:52 AM, Peter Ross wrote:
> On Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 11:25:06 AM UTC-8, Bebercito wrote:
>> Le samedi 27 janvier 2024 à 06:46:51 UTC+1, bozo de niro a écrit :
>>> But "Senātus Populusque R
mānus" (three words) does not equal SPQR (four words).
>>>
>>> Does anybody know Latin well enough to fix and Transliterate SPQR to four
corresponding words?
>> Senātus Populus _Que_ R
mānus"
>>
>> The reason the initialism has four letters is that the added -que to
"Populus" ("Populusque")
>> is a Latin enclitic that means "and" and can arguably be considered a
separate word.
>>>
>>> And does anybody else appreciate that SPQR appears to transliterate to the
sound and word for "SPEAKER"?
>> SPQR is an initialism, not an acronym, and as such is pronounced as
individual letters.
>
> Thanks for that. Tried to Look it up but couldn't find it.
Both initialisms and acronyms are abbreviations formed using the first
letters of words or phrases. However, there's a key difference in how
they are pronounced:
Initialism: Each letter of the abbreviation is pronounced individually.
Example: FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is pronounced "eff-bee-eye."
Other examples: USA (United States of America), ASAP (as soon as
possible), VIP (Very Important Person)
ASAP ???
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