Re: Pronunciation of "FAQ"

Steve Summit (scs@eskimo.com)
Sat, 23 Jul 1994 08:50:13 -0700

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In <199407231304.JAA23839@freenet3.carleton.ca>, Andrew wrote:
> One can tell, generally, by reading
> someone's FAQ, which pronunciation they prefer by whether they state "a
> FAQ" or "an FAQ"

Indeed!

Personally, I think "fack" and "fack list" don't sound quite
right, and I much prefer "eff ay queue", but I suspect that
"fack" is probably more popular, at least among the readership.

The Jargon File entry lists both pronunciations, with the
spelled-out three-syllable one first, but (since I contributed
it) it might be biased :-) .

Steve Summit
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