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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by caymanjim on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:22PM (#27572070)
Looks like it stands for "Recursos Humanos" ("Human Resources"). Not sure why that becomes RRHH instead of RH, but maybe a Spanish speaker can pipe up. Is it common to duplicate letters for plurality in Spanish acronyms?
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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by ma2rten on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:27PM (#27572115)
According to this random Spanish website I found and translated using Google translate, it's done for plural words.

https://definicion.de/rrhh/

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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by caymanjim on Monday June 21, 2021 @04:31PM (#27584036)
From that page's English translation:

> Its correct spelling is RR. H H. With a point after the second R and one after the second point H, and a space between the first point and the first H.

"RRHH" being standard for plural acronyms seems sane to me. A bit verbose, but sensible and clear. This bit about "RR. H H."--with that exact spacing and punctuation--makes no sense at all to me. I'm not curious enough to investigate the logic behind that, though.

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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by hervature on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:38PM (#27572211)
Not a native Spanish speaker but I believe so. For example, the United States are EEUU (estados unidos).
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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by tester756 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:54PM (#27572347)
>Human Resources

"Resources" it sounds at least disrespecting if you think about it

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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by sokoloff on Sunday June 20, 2021 @06:11PM (#27574342)
Also worth observing that “Human” is an adjective in that phrase, not a noun.
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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by ysa44 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:38PM (#27572215)
It’s plurals. See also Estados Unidos (EEUU).
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Re:Ask HN: Do software engineers have leverage? by dap232 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:38PM (#27572745)
RHs would have been better.
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