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In <14kv1kINNg06@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (tuu) writes:


>In article <mtpins.711668470@icaen.uiowa.edu> mtpins@icaen.uiowa.edu (Michael T Pins) writes:
>}Keep in mind that most computer "terms" are concatenated abbrev's.
>}In this case, SYStem OPerator.  Pronounce them accordingly.

>	I really dislike this argument, but I used to use it myself....
>	I dislike it because it's NOT true.  There are many many terms that
>are abbreviations/acronyms that are *not* pronounced the way in which the
>original words are.  There are only two I can think of at the moment, one
>of which is a computer term.


The original poster said "most"  and all you can think of are two
counterexamples.  That still equates to "most.

Also, in the two examples, the only discrepency is with the vowels.  
one of the other acronym pronounciation rules overides all guidelines if
the acronym is obviously contrived to be an english word.

That kills your BASIC example.

AMFAR also would be weird to take the vowel sound from AIDS (especially
since that sound is produced by the 'AI' and not the 'A' alone.

Nothing wrong with "ahmfahr" there.


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