• SkyeCat
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      262 years ago

      Let me just get my Self Contained Oonderwater Breathing Uhpparatus ready /s

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      2 years ago

      Right, because Gs are never pronounced with a “J” sound, and acronyms are never pronounced differently than their full terms. Sound logic there; well done. Never mind any of these:

      NASA- National Aeronautics Space Uhdministration

      NATO- North Ayy-tlantic Treaty Organization

      LASER- Light Ayy-mplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

      SCUBA- Self Contained Oonderwater Breathing Uhpparatus

      FOMO- Fear ohhf missing ohht

      ASAP- Ayys soon ayys possible

      POC- People ohhf solor

      PIN- Personal id-entification number

      BOGO- Buy ohhn get ohhn

      POTUS- President ohhf the Uhhnited States

      YOLO- You only live ohhnce

      AWOL- Ayy-bsent without awfficial leave

      ICE- Eyemmigration and Sustoms Enforcement

      DARE- Drug Ayybuse Resistance Education

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        NASA - National Ah-ronautics and Space Uh-dministration

        LASER - Light Ay-mplification by Ztimulated Eh-mission of Radiation

        ICE - Eye-mmigration and Sustoms -nforcement (E is silent)

        DARE - Drug Ay-buse Resistance -ducation (ditto)

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        12 years ago

        I think it’s because words that end with sa, have that uh sound. Like Medusa, salsa, mesa, mimosa

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          Right, in other words, acronym pronunciation has nothing to do with how the letters that compose it are pronounced in their respective words.