Is 'It is a contraction of gung-yeh ho-dzo , `industrial cooperation, 'and it caught on because it is easy to pronounce, as in 'Nam or the States .  'Nam by itself is no more derogatory or misleading than shortening airplane or telephone or gung-ho .' an autonomous statement, not logically connected to 'The abbreviation, 'Nam, became popular because it is easy to pronounce. '
It is a contraction of gung-yeh ho-dzo , `industrial cooperation, 'and it caught on because it is easy to pronounce, as in 'Nam or the States .  'Nam by itself is no more derogatory or misleading than shortening airplane or telephone or gung-ho .###The abbreviation, 'Nam, became popular because it is easy to pronounce. 