A while ago (on 5 May), I posted to ADS-L (somewhat revised here): NSAID is an abbreviation for “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug”. How is it pronounced?  Apparently, as /ɛn sɛd/ (with compound stress, greater stress on the first element than on the second).  At least that’s what I hear in television ads. That is, the N is … Continue reading Hybrid initial-letter abbreviations