Re: Pronouncible TLA's?

Even if you restrict it to only native English speakers, you're going to hit plenty of cases where there won't be a consensus on how it's pronounced, or even if it's pronounceable. For example, there was recently yet another flare-up in the intermittent war over the pronunciation of "GIF".

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Re^2: Pronouncible TLA's? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 29, 2016 at 15:15 UTC
That ol'bone, There's no J. It is so obviously gift without the T :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]

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by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 29, 2016 at 15:15 UTC

That ol'bone, There's no J. It is so obviously gift without the T :)

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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