'a DIY enthusiast' – please, pronounce it for me :)

[Tamara]

Hi

How do/would you pronounce 'a DIY enthusiast'? Just 'literally'?

(DIY – do-it-yourself)
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

Yes, you spell out each letter and give each its full value as in V I P or P T O.

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[Tamara]

Hi Alan

Thanks.

My question was caused by my Russian background, as in informal spoken Russian some abbreviations - as VIP from your example - are likely to be pronounced by people as a 'word' - just [vip] (despite the same formal rules for pronouncing abbreviations as in English).
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[Pamela]

Hi Tamara,
I believe VIP is more an acronym than an abbreviation. However, I agree that in Russian there is no difference between the two.

[Tamara]

Hi Pamela,

[Prezbucky]

while we're on the subject, O.B.G.Y.N. is a false acronym.

"Hey, Shelly, where've you been for the past two hours?"

"Oh, I went to see my O.B.G.Y.N."

"Really, what's that -- Obnoxious Burglar Getting Your Niceties?"

"No... my Obstetrician-Gynecologist."

"Oh, so you mean your Ob-Gyn or O.G..."

"No, my O.B.G.Y.N.!"

"Oh, brother..."
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[Tamara]

…Now, having opened Wikipedia and some other useful links on the subject (thanks, Pamela, for your PM), I’ve learnt a lot.

abbreviations...
acronyms (pure, false), apronyms (false, recursive, offensive..), backronyms…

OK…

(:?)
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