FSU

[Barnhart]

I have not examined all of the quotations.  However, the predominant forms
are former Soviet Union and FSU.

Google News (last 30 days) ... 9 hits

ProQuested .... 798 (1991 to present)

FSU ...  700+
fSU ...  0

former Soviet Union ... 13 of 20
Former Soviet Union ...   7 of 20

American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on Saturday, July 09,
2005 at 11:39 AM -0500 wrote:
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>Poster:       Jim Parish <jparish at SIUE.EDU>
>Subject:      Re: FSU
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>James A. Landau wrote:
>> This has undoubtedly been around for a while, but it's a new one on me.
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>> "FSU" = "Former Soviet Union"
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>I've seen (and used) it before, although not in quite a few years;
>usually, though, I've seen it with a lower-case "f".
>
>Jim Parish