department of commerce

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Some acronyms are said as if they were a word, most are said as initials. NASA is said as if it were a word Naasuh. FEMA is pronolunced like a word. Ones that spell unpronounceable words are USUALLY pronounced as letters, but not always FNMA is pronounced Fannie Mae, and FHLMC is Freddie Mac (that one;s more of a stretch). Basically the pronunciation is kind of on a case by case basis.

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how do you pronounce that, MA (pronounced Ma)?