Poll: How do YOU pronounce FAQ?

[WOPR]

The normal way...

I'll leave the decision of which one I am talking about up to you.

the normal way is "F.A.Q." because it's an acronym; I have no clue when people started trying to pronounce acronyms...

lol --> lawl
MMORPG --> Ma-Mor-Pa-Ga
FAQ --> Fack

how long until...
OMG --> Ohm-ga
WTF --> wha-tifff


I mean seriously people; what's with it? you're not being "cute" you're being annoying...

I usualy hear people say 'lawl' than hear 'ell oh ell'. Also, isn't possible to alternate between pronouncing each letter and saying it as a single word? You don't say 'ell aye ess ee ar', do you? No, you say laser. If you say each letter for that word, you are the one being annoying.

watch the video explaining the differences between acronyms (like LASER) and initialisms (like FAQ)

 

[VGStrife]

I say Eff Ay Cue unless I'm talking about Gamefaqs.com, then it's Game Facks.

Basically this, although when reading texts aloud i do say 'lawl' for L.O.L. and 'roffle' for R.O.F.L. etc

Does that make me a bad person?

 

[WOPR]

Wouldn't it be.. Facts? Since it has everything to do with the FACTS of a game?

..just saying

That's what I thought, I always called it "Game F. A. Q.'s" and one of my stubborn idiot nerd friend keep ranting on about going to "game-facks" and it sounded like he was saying "game-facts" and that ended in a ton of "what?" and "say it RIGHT" on my side and a ton of "it's FACK not FAQ, wtf would FAQ mean anyways, it's an internet was of spelling FACTS"

that alone made me laugh and correct him in every way possible... teach him to correct me spelling when he can't even tell that F.A.Q. has meant for years now "Frequently Asked Questions"

 

[Tinneh]

I say Frequently Asked Questions, because I always have, and don't plan on changing now.

 

[WOPR]

I say Eff Ay Cue unless I'm talking about Gamefaqs.com, then it's Game Facks.

Basically this, although when reading texts aloud i do say 'lawl' for L.O.L. and 'roffle' for R.O.F.L. etc

Does that make me a bad person?

No, it doesn't, the main argument (from me) about FAQ being "Fack" is it sounds just plain stupid and annoying to the ear (if that makes sense)

I however say "l.o.l." when reading skype messages and "r.o.f.l." but then again I have head of the "roffle-copter" (I blame being in a nerd class!)

 

[Drop_D-Bombshell]

I say it as fack, however sometimes my french accent comes out and it sounds like "fuck" and i get dirty looks.

 

[WOPR]

no offense to anyone but

is it just me or is everyone that says it "fack" a bunch of trolls/spammers/4chan user/lazy/thinks I'm calling them a bad person?

 

[emeraldrafael]

I always just said "eff and que"

 

[Jaranja]

I say Eff Ay Cue unless I'm talking about Gamefaqs.com, then it's Game Facks.

Basically this, although when reading texts aloud i do say 'lawl' for L.O.L. and 'roffle' for R.O.F.L. etc

Does that make me a bad person?

I find it easier to just laugh, personally.

 

[Andalusa]

I say "fack" or "fack-you"

 

[VGStrife]

Thhhnip

I find it easier to just laugh, personally.

When reciting text to people if i started manically laughing i may get (more) odd looks...

Thhhnip again

No, it doesn't, the main argument (from me) about FAQ being "Fack" is it sounds just plain stupid and annoying to the ear (if that makes sense)

I however say "l.o.l." when reading skype messages and "r.o.f.l." but then again I have head of the "roffle-copter" (I blame being in a nerd class!)

I think we all love the odd roffle-copter

 

[freedomweasel]

Ef Ay Que

As i kid i remeber i was always scared to click it because i didnt know what it ment :')

I think I had similar experiences. Though, I pronounce it both ways, depending on the position of Saturn.

 

[Jaranja]

Thhhnip

I find it easier to just laugh, personally.

When reciting text to people if i started manically laughing i may get (more) odd looks...

When do you need to recite text?

 

[FollowUp]

I dunno. I say "fack" in my head, but if I'm ever talking to someone about it (and this is in GameFAQ logic) i call it a Walkthrough.

 

[dragonburner]

The normal way...

I'll leave the decision of which one I am talking about up to you.

the normal way is "F.A.Q." because it's an acronym; I have no clue when people started trying to pronounce acronyms...

lol --> lawl
MMORPG --> Ma-Mor-Pa-Ga
FAQ --> Fack

how long until...
OMG --> Ohm-ga
WTF --> wha-tifff


I mean seriously people; what's with it? you're not being "cute" you're being annoying...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMZynsHG8QM

here let me embed it for ya

/Internets won

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I actually never thought about it until I said the title out loud... so I guess I guess I say "fack."

 

[VGStrife]

Thhhnip

I find it easier to just laugh, personally.

When reciting text to people if i started manically laughing i may get (more) odd looks...

When do you need to recite text?

"I just got a reply from Mr. X"

"What did he say?"

"'Just having a quick wank then I'll set off. LOL', What an idiot..."

Without the "LOL" he may have been serious (he may even still have been).

 

[HTID Raver]

fack

lol

 

[redscare]

In Spain we pronounce it as it sounds in spanish, which in english basically sounds like FUCK