# Just the F.A.Q.'s, ma'am (pronunciation)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-f-a-q-s-maam-pronunciation/377339>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-f-a-q-s-maam-pronunciation/377339 "2006-10-21T14:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-f-a-q-s-maam-pronunciation/377339/61 "2006-10-23T18:27:36Z")

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Being an idiot, I went to Wikipedia after posting, and maybe now I’ll say “FAQ” as “see-qua” for Certaine Queries answered. I also didn’t know that I’m not the only person annoyed by the choice of questions.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-the-f-a-q-s-maam-pronunciation/377339/62 "2006-10-24T02:58:19Z")

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[QUOTE=kittenblue]  
Okay, I was a good girl and googled “quanda” first…and got nothing, except that it’s an African-American name meaning companion. So what are we talking about when we say quanda? Is this similar to saying Zed instead of Zee?  
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quanda is a derivation of “q and a” aka Q&A aka Questions & Answers. Weird, eh?

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