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Re: Another load of typos



On Monday, 14 March 2005 21:32, Florian Zumbiehl wrote:
> To verify that what I think to be incorrect really is, here is the
> list of "words" I've found to be used with "a" but which I think
> should be used with "an":

> FAQ

Most people I know pronounce this "fack" not "eff ay kyu". Others 
probably have the opposite view, but nobody I've spoken with has ever 
said it out loud. ;)

It's probably up to the speaker/writer whether it's "a FAQ" or "an FAQ", 
depending on how they're intending it to be pronounced.

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Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net>
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