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> UTC was chosen precisely because it doesn't correspond to either the English or French acronym.

That's fascinating, I assumed it was a French acronym. "Universale Temps Coordinaté" (I do not speak French, but I have seen Kentucky Fried Chicken signs in Québec!) :)

Regardless of the political process of selection, I am glad things worked out the way they did. The other acronym possibilities are really unpleasant in English.




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