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No, acronyms don't work that way

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 day ago

Acronyms have no rules.

RADAR is Radio Detection and Ranging.
Where is the first A?

The rule is that if you can make it sound like a word from mostly starting letters you have an acronym and that word can be pronounced however. If you cant and just have to spell out it's letters like CIA its an initialism.