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  • pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.oneEnglish
    74·
    8 months ago

    ok. Seems fairly common across the world. In germany it’s common-place as well to use acronyms, sometimes even in speech (mostly for those with longer names like BW for Baden-Württemberg)

    • lulztard@feddit.deEnglish
      8·
      8 months ago

      I have yet to meet someone who says BW. Maybe your social bubble doesn’t encompass the entire nation.

      • Don_alForno@feddit.deEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        We do say “NRW” at least. Even the news sometimes do. I propably wouldn’t do it in an international forum though.

    • geissi@feddit.deEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      I have never heard anyone refer to BaWü as BW in speech.
      The only Bundesland I have ever encountered that is NRW.

    • Don_alForno@feddit.deEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Though most wouldn’t do that in an international sub with an audience that obviously won’t know the acronyms.