Talk:Objet (petit) a

The term -- which can be translated as "object small a" -- often remains untranslated.

The term -- which can be translated as "object small a" -- is often left in the French at Lacan's insistence.

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].