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xelxebar
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namenotrequired
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I once wrote “an FAQ” and someone corrected me that it should be “a FAQ”. Turns out she pronounced it “fak” and not “ef ay cue”
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Ylpertnodi
4 hours ago
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As a 'fak', pronounce, eff ay queue' is far too long.
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litoE
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But I bet she drives a Recreational Vehicle instead of an Recreational Vehicle.
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joquarky
6 hours ago
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When people get this wrong, ask them to spell it out phonetically. We sometimes forget that our language is more based on sound than sight.
An arrvee.
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