RE: A FAQ or an FAQ?

[Rick Henkel <coloradoframer -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I've been a tech writer in Nebraska and Colorado for
10 years, and I've never personally heard anyone
pronounce it "fak." And many of the people I've worked
with have been producing FAQs for years.

Pronouncing it "fak" is too close to the vulgar for
me.

Rick


--- "Silver, Steven H." <ssilver -at- crateandbarrel -dot- com>
wrote:
> Meg Ehr wrote:
> 
> >Hmmm. Maybe it's regional -- in the Midwest, I've
> only heard it pronounced
> >"fak" a few times, and found it as unpleasant as
> Bryan found "eff ay kyew."
> 
> I'm also in the Midwest but I've generally heard it
> pronounced "Fak" and
> find it quite strange to hear the letters said,
> which I usually take to mean
> that it is being said by someone to whom the term is
> relatively new.


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