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by qwertox 1555 days ago
It's not like GIF/JIF is pronounced "G I F". Like "Laser" isn't pronounced "L A S E R".
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khazhoux 1555 days ago
His point wasn't about acronyms. The A is laser is for amplification -- which is pronounced with short A.

As the U in scuba is for underwater, yet scuba rhymes with tuna instead of tundra.

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InitialLastName 1555 days ago
The "S" in laser is for "stimulated" but nobody pronounces it to rhyme with "bracer".
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