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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.

	BASIC -- if the rule was true, we'd pronounce it "bahsick" rather
		than "baysick"

	AMFAR -- American Foundation for Aids Research (how in hell this 
			popped into my mind I do not know).. But if the
		rule was true, it'd be pronounced "amfair" rather than 
		"amfar"
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