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¿Question #3657?
rootbeer: Do you pronounce "FAQ" with one syllable, or three?

Woelf: F-A-Q, and any faq-os that disagree can faq off.
TheGrimReeple: I tried both. And ended up compromising on two.
Paradox Games: 1
Caedmus: 3
Felimid: Three: Eff Ay Kyoo.
Gatekeeper3000: Like Fak!
ClockRhythmEcho: Three
MartinWin: One.
car2n: One word: "Effaycue".
pakruse: like "fack"
pwilz: It depends on who I am talking to.
jessitron: three.
Redhawke: Seven.
ZeroZilla: Three. Exception: Gamefaqs.com
kathleenryan: six
Polgara: fack.
mtlawson: one.
TrimChris: Two.
MichaelB: One
Longcoat: 3
mpot: one syllable, just like most other geeks ;-)
Thegreatrob: F. A. Q.
blindspot: Usually three.
bigbadsteve: 2, oddly enough
CarlosJackl: One.
DHEK: Three. F. A. Q.
Butterbane: THREE
slowcorner: ONe
Blacknightjj: one.........but it depends on how druck.....drunk i am.
ben21: one
atimrogers: 3
POvidiusNaso: Three.
PsyJam: 'Fack'
biggdork: One. FACK.
aleo09: 3
_Kael_: I always say "FAQ joo!"
mjharper: Three. F-A-Q. Reducting it to 'faq' is vulgar.
Leo-T: one
Boomer: 3
jtakagi: one
ickebeebon: Three.
Sigisgrim: Three
Ebon Wendigo: Three
produceguy1765: 1
TimTheEnchanter: one :>
Agyar900: 1
Archinerd: one
brainrob: 1
Gwahlur: Three.
rootbeer: One. I'm perplexed by the gross inefficiency of those who pronounce it with three. Doesn't that just fly in the face of what it means to be an acronym? And it sounds so... middle-aged -- and like you just found out what a FAQ was this week.
scriptorum: When speaking with technology people, one. When speaking with normal folk, three.
Shotmagnet: its an ACRONYM?!? crap, I thought it was one of those words like "queue" that only snobby brits use!
andrewp: one
jasta6: three...............................................
janiera: One
dietevil: I pronounce it "Fack"
Megadev: If I'm talking about it, I usually say "Frequently Asked Questions", but if I'm reading it, I think of it as one syllable that ryhmes with back.
ZombyDawg: one
jellospike: 1
Loquutus: I've never spoken that word. I thought it existed only in cyberspace.
djlg: 3
twentythree: 3
scubadawg1: 3
Evilnames: 3
beakermyers: one
xlorp: It's not "Fack You"?
Krishna: One
Cerebus: One.
Randy Cox: Bill, you dolt, it's three letters: F-A-Q. That's at least 3 syllables, and in the deep south, it can be up to 6.
Snooze_uk: Two. Fah-Kew.
puffinge: one
ValJor: In Portuguese, one syllable, in English, three.
GuyHill: depends on the company
MisterCranky: I pronounce it "fack" just like it says to in the FAQ FAQ.
Lord_Prussian: 3
ssmooth: One
skrutsch: three
Flodjo: 1
CDRodeffer: One
chaddyboy_2000: One.
jttm: 3
sos1: One. And a "Frequently Unasked Question" is ...
skelebone: Fack. I refuse to say eff ay cue.
CortexBomb: Depends on the day, one is my more common choice though
Spielfreak: One