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Curtis Napier wrote: |
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> Yes indeed, ciaran is correct. You go by the "sound" not by the |
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> spelling. That's why we say "an honor" instead of "a honor" (the h is |
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> silent). But in the case of FAQ he is incorrect because it's pronounced |
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> fa-ack not ef-ack. Silly en_GB speakers. :-) |
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Ummm, we pronounce it af eff a que. Not Fak. It is an acronym and eff a |
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que is how you say it :) So, he's right and it is an FAQ. |
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> http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#36 |
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And from the above site... |
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According to The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, "The |
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indefinite article a is used before words beginning with a consonant |
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sound, including /y/ and /w/ sounds. The other form, an, is used before |
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words beginning with a vowel sound. Hence, a European country, a Ouija |
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board, a uniform, an FBI agent... |
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We say Eff Bee Eye agent, not Fubby agent or EffBee or EffBye, right? So |
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it's Eff A Que :) not fack or you know where I'm going :p |
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