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depends if you say F-A-Q in your head or not. Interesting discussion: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a-or-an-before-acronyms http:/
by hacknat 13y ago
depends if you say F-A-Q in your head or not. Interesting discussion:
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a-or-an-before-acronyms http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a...
- eplanit 13y agoMaybe "a FAQ" is sexist, and "an FAQ" is neutral?
- probably_wrong 13y agoI know you are joking, but I find the title consistent with the overall tone of the post. I mean, the writer knows that everyone writes "a FAQ", but he doesn't care, he'll do it the way it should be, the right way, the correct view. in other words, in his way. In both cases I find an attempt to create an issue where I see none, but then again, that doesn't mean that my view is right either.
- kingkilr 13y agoI really had no idea that everyone writes "a FAQ". I read it as "eff-aye-cue", so I naturally used "an".
- jmount 13y agoI admit I don't follow the grammar rules (and am not insane enough to think I can force my variations on others). My plan: I try to write a/an based on graphical clues (is the next written letter a vowel or not) and speak using sound clues (is the next phoneme (or whatever you are allowed to call it) vowel like or not). My twinge-worthy moment is the way-over the top British "an 'ospital."