Re: Pronunciation of "FAQ"

mathew (mathew@mantis.co.uk)
27 Jul 1994 14:20:39 +0100

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In article <199407261438.KAA18853@acs.bu.edu>, <tombaker@acs.bu.edu> wrote:
> 1) Doesn't the spelling suggest that it should rhyme with "Iraq"?

I hope not. Whilst Americans seem to say that word as "eye-rack" or
"e-rack", the preferred English pronounciation is "irahk". I can't
imagine "Read the fark" going down too well, as "fark" is also the way
humourists spell That Word when indicating that it's spoken with an
upper-class accent.

mathew
[ As in "Farkin' 'ell, I'm ebso-luteley shegged ite", to quote a Steve
Bell newspaper cartoon depicting Prince Charles after a polo match.
Translation available on request. ]

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