• Zorque@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    They dont absolutely define it, but they certainly contribute. Assuming one or the other as sole definer seems silly.

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      4 hours ago

      Except they don’t. The vast majority of acronyms have at least one letter that’s pronounced differently than in the word it’s representing. Any correlation is purely coincidental.

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        4 hours ago

        So occasionally one letter doesnt fit with the rest… doesnt that mean that the rule is not absolute and my statement is correct? That often the originating phrase contributes and often it does not, and that neither is exclusive to the other?