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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 11 1 2 3 4 … 10 11 Go to page... Re: Pet Peeve time again #158830 04/22/06 01:34 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: Quote: Quote: ... by people confused by FAQs!? I think it predates FAQs. It just looks like it should be an acronym. Besides, there's no X in Facsimile. These are the jokes, folks (such as they are). FAQs is often pronounced facks just as fax is. Facs doesn't look like any English word I can think of except sacs which is plural. However, box, fox, sax, Vax, etc. are singular, thus fax follows the spelling "rule" for a singular noun that ends in the "ks" sound. None of which explains why someone would want to use it in all caps. No, but Inselpeter did; didn't you, inselpeter? inselpeter: well, I, uh . . . Oh, spit it out, you old gas bag. You did and you know it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: FAX #158831 04/22/06 10:43 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: FAX This is *supposed to be an acronym for what? Facsimile Allocated X(trans)mission. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: FAX #158832 04/22/06 07:18 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Just the TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: FAX #158833 04/22/06 07:21 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont ma'am. formerly known as etaoin... 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