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Originally Posted by leon
Hi Guys.
I have an interesting Question, and no, it has nothing to do with Lappys and Computers, This Time
When I was at school we were always taught that if a word started with the letter Q it was always followed by a letter U, correct
So why is it that "Qantas" is spelled with an A following the Q
Leon 
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Because it is an acronym, not a proper word: Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service or something like that.