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The [[symbol]] ''[[Objet (petit) a|a]]'' stands for the first [[letter]] of the [[word]] "''[[autre]]''" ("[[other]]"). | The [[symbol]] ''[[Objet (petit) a|a]]'' stands for the first [[letter]] of the [[word]] "''[[autre]]''" ("[[other]]"). | ||
+ | It is always lower case to denote the "[[little other]] rather than the "big Other]]" [[symbolized]] by the capital ''A''[''utre'']. | ||
− | + | The use of the lower case marks the distinction between this [[object]] and the "[[big Other]]" [[symbolized]] by the capital ''A''[''utre'']. | |
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Revision as of 16:46, 4 August 2006
The symbol a stands for the first letter of the word "autre" ("other").
It is always lower case to denote the "little other rather than the "big Other]]" symbolized by the capital A[utre].
The use of the lower case marks the distinction between this object and the "big Other" symbolized by the capital A[utre].