When people see the acronym FAQ, I wonder if they really know what it stands for or whether they just understand the concept.
Is this true for most native English speakers?
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Sign up to join this communityWhen people see the acronym FAQ, I wonder if they really know what it stands for or whether they just understand the concept.
Is this true for most native English speakers?
It's hard to answer this question precisely, but in my experience (native English speaker from the USA) it is generally understood what FAQ stands for ("frequently asked questions"), at least, so long as the person is familiar with what an FAQ is in concept. I have heard of people knowing the abbreviation but not knowing what it stands for, but this seems to be enough of an exception that it's considered noteworthy.
faq
probably has more inconographic meaning thanmeta
but less thanlog
– msw Sep 2 '10 at 5:14