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[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

National Aeronautics and Space Uhdministration /s

[–] cloudpunk@sh.itjust.works 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

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 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.