Is there some hidden pronounciation rule I’m not aware of? And why do we say F.B.I and not FBI or U.S.B and not USB ?

I know it seems a really silly question seeing the actual situation with the ICE eveywhere on the news… But this really bothers me on why people yell ICE when it’s actually the I.C.E :/.

  • N0x0n@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 day ago

    Not disproving, just making context on how confusing it can be if there isn’t proper rules to follow :/

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      23 hours ago

      Welcome to the English language, where there are two sets of rules to follow (Germanic and Latin) and social linguistic development often eschews both.