Poll: How do YOU pronounce FAQ?

[Declaro]

I have never actually heard anyone say "Fack" as the pronunciation for FAQ, and I always say 'Eff Ay Cue'. The more you know!

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

I always say "fack"... why would you take the time to sit there and say it out "eff ay cue"? I remember the first time I heard it was gamefaqs.com. And you can't tell me it sounds better to say "game eff ay cues dot com" than "gamefacks.com". And facks sounds a lot like facts. I've never even heard anyone say f.a.q's...

 

[iBananaCrazy]

I usually end saying "If you have any problems read those one things, the uhhhhh, things that tells you stuffs.." Other person: Facks? "Yeh, those..o.o"

 

[Sethzard]

I always say F.A.Q. I've never pronounced it the other way, also, I'm English, so some people might mistake me for saying fuck.

 

[MGlBlaze]

'Eff, Ay, Cue' most of the time, though I'll occasionally say 'Frequently Asked Questions' instead.

 

[oreopizza47]

Dunno if it's been said yet, but I normally say FAQ, unless we are talking about GameFAQS. In that case, I pronounce it Game-fags... nothing against the site or gays, it's just easier to pronounce it that way, and everyone I talk about it to knows what I mean anyway.

 

[Captain Pirate]

Eff-ay-cue, usually.
Or Fahkyoo.
One or the other.

 

[FalloutJack]

It is spelt "Eff Ay Cue", but pronounced "Throat Wobbler Mangrove".

 

[Deadlock Radium]

EFF AY CUE most times, but when I'm lazy, I say Fack instead.

 

[Averant]

I'm a bit odd. Out loud, I usually pronounce the acronyms (except faq. If it's a formal conversation, I'll say Frequently Asked Questions. If it's informal, I'll just say fack, because it seems a bit cumbersome to say in a quick sentence.) but when I mindspeak, I actually kind of muffle them. I don't think doubleyou tee eff, nor do I think what the fuck. I think "wudufug" or "omuguh".

Although I just thought of it, I really should start thinking about MMORPG as "Morepig".

 

[epikAXE]

I say Eff Ayy Cue...

Except when refering to the site GameFAQs when i say "Game Facks" :S

 

[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?

"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).

He probably was. I say L.O.L if that's the case. Rarely is though.

 

[thedeathscythe]

I say Fack'

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

Best example right here, love Bullshit. But yes, I say it like "fack" (like in "gamefacks dot com" and stuff) because it is an acronym.

 

[Pandora92]

So I guess I'm the only one that actually reads "Frequently Asked Questions" every time I see it? :s

 

[Lekonua]

Eff Ay Que.

Unless I'm talking about GameFAQs, in which case I say "Game Facks."

 

[Midniqht]

I think "Fack" flows better off the tongue than saying "eff ay cue". Certainly sounds cooler, at least

 

[ImpostorZim]

Haha, I have a funny story about this. I actually pronounce it spelling out the letters, you know, eff-ay-cue. But for some reason, whenever I talk about visiting GameFAQs, I say Gamefags. xDD

 

[Baskerville]

'Fack'' I like how it rolls of my tounge.

 

[shadyh8er]

I pronounce it "fack" just so I could say "I don't know, let me look at the facks." Get it? It's a pun! Facks? Facts?.......I'm funny dammit.

 

[ImpostorZim]

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...

When you use a lot of acronyms, you start to sound like an idiot when you actually spell them out.

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMVE)= Hum-vee
Government Purposes(GP) = Jeep
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) = Scu-ba
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM) = Am-ram
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) = Na-sa

It's not unusual to create phonetic pronunciations of acronyms, especially considering cumbersome these acronyms can be.

Try making a sentence using a couple acronym-words, and pronounce each and every letter. Tell me you don't sound like an ass.

Good God, I swear I did not know all those words were actually acronyms. I feel a rush of enlightenment now.