Forum:CMB and its true meaning...?

Okay, I know that this probably had been discussed a few times, but there are a few things that trouble me about the actual meaning behind the abbreviation "CMB", mostly present in Combine_imagery - The reason(s) why:


 * I don't think the combine speak english in their homeworld, so why should they design an Identifiable Image of their own which uses latin letters and english words?
 * The letters do look like they are meant to represent a different language.
 * The word is conspiciously short - but asian letters, for example, are also 'short', meaning that "CMB" might not be "CMB" at all.
 * admittedly, it's difficult to say what these letters may mean, especially since the combine don't appear to write books or anything thereof...

My assumption why the Combine are refered to as "Combines":


 * the letters "CMB" were probably though of as an abbreviation (as stated before) - and what more would fit here than "combine"?
 * it might be possible that the Combines have chosen to select a popular language spoken by humankind for their imaginary, so their enslaved soldiers are able to use their technology - namely english.

These points aside, I still believe that the "CMB" phrase means something entirely different...