• cloudpunk
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      I think it’s because words that end with sa, have that uh sound. Like Medusa, salsa, mesa, mimosa

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        1 year ago

        Right, in other words, acronym pronunciation has nothing to do with how the letters that compose it are pronounced in their respective words.