Pronunciation Of The Term “Acronyms”

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Acronyms – For this term: the “A” is short;  the “c” is hard;  the “o” turns into a u-schwa;  and the “y” turns into an i-schwa;  and the final “s” is pronounced (almost) like the letter “z”.
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– /æK-ruh-nihm-z/ – /ˈæk.ɹə(ʌ).nə(ɪ)m.z/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable and that the “z” ending acts as a separate syllable –

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