NEW WITH POLL! How do you pronounce "FAQ?"

[OfficeLinebacker]

This is one of those words I read and processed silently hundreds, if not thousands, of times before ever hearing it spoken aloud.

I have always processed it as "fak," and it surprised me when someone spelled it out. I always opt for the shortest way of saying something.

How do you say it?

 

[FoBoT]

frequently asked questions

 

[kogase]

Frequently Asked Questions. Anyone who spells out words is loser (if I was a cutsey ass bastard like half the posters on here I would have typed "L-O-S-E-R" and rapped it out loud to myself), that goes for A-T-O-T as well.

 

[zanieladie]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
frequently asked questions

ME too.

 

[Cattlegod]

i always say FAK

 

[Eli]

FAK.

 

[OfficeLinebacker]

What's the point of the abbreviation if it doesn't save you time?

I'm big on economy of speech. I try to use as few syllables as possible.

 

[IdioticBuffoon]

F*ck

 

[jfall]

F A Q

 

[tfinch2]

f-a-q

 

[middlehead]

Fak, usually.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: OfficeLinebacker
What's the point of the abbreviation if it doesn't save you time?

I'm big on economy of speech. I try to use as few syllables as possible.

It's for typing out mostly, as well as lending significance to a heavily used term.

 

[Yzzim]

FAUX

 

[imported_bum]

F-A-Q

 

[PHiuR]

how about F-A-Q.

 

[secretanchitman]

either F-A-Q or fack.

 

[spidey07]

where poll?

F
A
Q

 

[EGGO]

Fack-you.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: IdioticBuffoon
F*ck

FAQ u too!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IdioticBuffoon
F*ck

FAQ u too!

meh, go fsck yourself.

 

[IdioticBuffoon]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: IdioticBuffoon
F*ck

FAQ u too!

Hey!

Keep this on topic, or else.

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[OfficeLinebacker]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
how about F-A-Q.

That would be the first option.

F.A.Q.="Eff Ey Queue" unless you pronounce letters differently from most Enlglish speakers. Sorry if I was unclear.

I wanted to make sure to distinguish F.A.Q. from "fak"

 

[dighn]

ef ei que

 

[venk]

Originally posted by: Eli
FAK.

 

[MSCoder610]

Originally posted by: venk

Originally posted by: Eli
FAK.