But the “U” is in the middle. Don’t acronyms tend to follow something like “the first letter is pronounced like the word it is based on, then the rest of it is pronounced in the way which sounds like the ‘coolest’ or ‘easiest to say’ word”?
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.
But the “U” is in the middle. Don’t acronyms tend to follow something like “the first letter is pronounced like the word it is based on, then the rest of it is pronounced in the way which sounds like the ‘coolest’ or ‘easiest to say’ word”?
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.
You expect too much out of English. Spelling and pronunciation rules are at best casual suggestions with dozens of exceptions.