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[-] Object@sh.itjust.works 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization in French is Organisation internationale de normalisation

Why are they like this?

[-] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 weeks ago

From their website:

Many languages, one name: ISO 

Because “International Organization for Standardization” would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), its founders opted for the short form “ISO”. The story goes that ISO is derived from the Greek word “isos”, meaning equal.

Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.

https://www.iso.org/about

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago

A good chunk of the French language is just the English language, in a French accent.

[-] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago

a good chunk of the english language is just the french language, in varying accents.

(a ton of english vocab originates from french) (source)

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

UNO, ONU, NATO, OTAN

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

In 5 minutes in Wikipedia I found "UN, ONU, NU, YN, FN, VB, APB, AN, UM, SPB, BMG, ONX" just for the United Nations, and it's not exhaustive.

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