[Magdalen] TECnical question

[Ginga Wilder]

I have heard people sat 'TEC' (pronounced like TECH, as in tech school).
My skin crawleth.
Ginga

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 7:42 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Roger> From outside the US when I see TEC I mentally vocalise it as a word
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>> rather than a series of letters.
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> Nope, it is said: T E C
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> Lynn
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> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 6:17 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] TECnical question
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>  On 04/05/2015 23:52, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
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>>> David Strang> But to the point - I tend to put the stress on the last
>>> syllable of  words
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>>>> of acronyms such as TV = television and TVA = Tennessee Valley
>>>> Authority, etc.  He routinely stresses the first syllable.
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>>> have no idea...
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>>> pondering whether TV is a true acronym as it is a shortening of a word,
>>> not a stand in for two words...
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>>> It is interesting that some acronyms are said as a 'word'  while others,
>>> TEC included, are 'spelled'. Some are both - NASA for instance. Wonder if
>>> there are any *rules* that govern this?  I'm thinking not.
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>> From outside the US when I see TEC I mentally vocalise it as a word
>> rather than a series of letters.
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>> Roger
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