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Jiv me a break (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] cloudpunk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] samus12345 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.