Sir, – “NPHET” isn’t a pronounceable word and therefore is not a true acronym.
Mostly, it emerges from people’s lips as “Nephet”, cheating with an extra syllable.
I, and a minority of others, prefer to say “En-phet”, which separates the “N” sound for pronunciation purposes. – Yours, etc,
OLIVER McGRANE,
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Rathfarnham,
Dublin 16.