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On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 01:44:54 +0200
Ioannis Aslanidis <deathwing00@g.o> wrote:
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> Alin Dobre wrote:
> > the last time this was discussed via irc, ciaranm (who is a native en_GB
> > speaker) said that the correct form is: "an FAQ", the explanation being
> > that FAQ it's spelled: ef a q, so it phonetically begins with a vocal,
> > so it should be prefixed with 'an'.
blackace and AllanonJL (both native speakers as well) say it's "a FAQ"
not "an FAQ", so we have 2:1 for now...
with regards,
Łukasz Damentko
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