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let this a lesson for ya: don't assume everyone has the same set of abbreviations as your niche.
Should I not assume people won't think USA stands for Uncle Sam Association?
I mean "EU" is spanish for "USA" (Estados Unidos) and it's a bit disorienting to me when I read the news in my native language as I always read it as "European Union"
EE.UU usually
It doesn't?