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Łukasz Damentko wrote: |
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> On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:44:54 +0200 |
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> Ioannis Aslanidis <deathwing00@g.o> wrote: |
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>>Alin Dobre wrote: |
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>>>the last time this was discussed via irc, ciaranm (who is a native en_GB |
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>>>speaker) said that the correct form is: "an FAQ", the explanation being |
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>>>that FAQ it's spelled: ef a q, so it phonetically begins with a vocal, |
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>>>so it should be prefixed with 'an'. |
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> blackace and AllanonJL (both native speakers as well) say it's "a FAQ" |
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> not "an FAQ", so we have 2:1 for now... |
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> with regards, |
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> Łukasz Damentko |
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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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For reference see here: |
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http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.html#a |
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or here: |
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http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs/#36 |
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