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As stated elsewhere... Acronyms don't strictly take on the pronunciation of their constructive words. SCUBA, POTUS, NASA, etc. all deviate from the phonetics o
by bluthru 13y ago
As stated elsewhere...
Acronyms don't strictly take on the pronunciation of their constructive words. SCUBA, POTUS, NASA, etc. all deviate from the phonetics of the words used to construct the acronym.
Why do people take this so personally?
- jlgreco 13y ago> Why do people take this so personally? This is not really about an image format. Linguistic prescriptivism is the real issue.
- snogglethorpe 13y agoIn this case, though, the two pronunciations are roughly half-and-half anyway, so a little nudge from authority might actually make a difference... [Of course in reality, the format will probably become irrelevant, and the word forgotten, before there's any consensus on the pronunication... ^^; ]
- waterlesscloud 13y agoOr people could just say "Oh, I was wrong" and adjust...
- jlgreco 13y ago> wrong They are only "wrong" if you subscribe to prescriptivism... The issue, and the objections being raised by many, are not limited to this particular word. Did you read my post? it was not long.