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Jiv me a break (lemmy.ml)
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[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

National Aeronautics and Space Uhdministration /s

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

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