looser
Today, I pronounced FAQ as 'fuck' to my boss. I'm not a native speaker. FML
Collection
Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
United States
Nice meeting you
Today, my boss finally pronounced my name correctly. My name was then followed by the words, "You're fired." FML
gt
Canada
Today, my boss fired me because I corrected him after he misspoke during a meeting. FML
anda1000douchesscourthispostformistakes
Meriden, United States
Spelling Bee
Today, I made it onto my boss's shit-list, after pointing out that he'd misspelled "customer" as "costumer" 6 times in his report, and "college education" as "collage education" twice. It'd be a dick move on his part even if making corrections like this weren't part of my damn job. FML
CanIGoHomeNow
Delirious
Today, while not feeling well at work, I had to finish up some papers. I was so out of it, I couldn't remember how to spell my name. I had to improvise by pronouncing each syllable of my name out loud. My boss now thinks I'm a dumbass. FML
anon
Australia
Mummy's boy
Today, for some reason, I called my boss "Mum" in a meeting. To make it worse, I panicked and followed it up with, “Can I have a raise?” Everyone laughed except my boss. FML
Anonymous
Today, my boss yelled at me in front of several customers for gesturing too much while I talk, because it's "unprofessional". I was using sign language. FML
bruised
Jacksonville Beach, United States
Reluctant
Today, I had to fire an employee due to his staggering incompetence. The moment I said the F-word, he started fake-coughing, then loudly humming, then went to his desk and pretended not to hear anything I was saying. It took 3 of us to drag him out of the building kicking and screaming. FML
rosie
Communication Breakdown
Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML
BigBall
Los Angeles, United States
What word was it?
Today, a tourist from an English-as-second-language country taught me a new word. In English. FML
Anonymous
Zoom off
Today, I was caught on a hot mic during a work department meeting complaining about someone using a leaf blower, F-bombs and all. FML
Top comments
Tarlachia 33
Well the damage is done. Might as well say, "FAQ it!"
TheNoNameGuy 20
Well it's an honest mistake. your boss should understand that. especially if you're not native. don't sweat it op
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daidax_238 26
It's usually pronounced F.A.Q as three separate letters. Hope you get stuff cleared up op :)
hoosierholla 17
Most people I know say F.A.Q.'s like "facts" or "facks."
Wizardo 34
Flamboyantly Arbitrary Questions, my good sir.
LyricaSilvan 30
You are trying entirely too hard, man. Dial it down a notch.
Wizardo 34
True, I'm dialling down mate.
aleyp63 13
****** Account Quotations?
sweetbliss3 37
**** asking questions.
TheNoNameGuy 20
Well it's an honest mistake. your boss should understand that. especially if you're not native. don't sweat it op
Tarlachia 33
Well the damage is done. Might as well say, "FAQ it!"
fariss 14
You : what is FAQ? Boss : the thing i do to your mom every night
Miss_Whipped 43
Yeah if his boss is 12 years old lol.
Arkham_Callabero 15
Does the boss play Call of Duty in his spare time?
RayN156325 21
Just clear it up to your boss that you didn't mean what it sounded like, and hopefully you won't get into any trouble
justme203 14
I'm sure they would understand and will probably be an office joke in a few months. Just as a tip as well, if letters are capitalized you pronounce the letter not read it as a word.
sirrubberduckie 37
Um, it actually depends on the specific acronym. Some are meant to be spoken as a word, and some as letters. Compare "FBI" to "NATO." FAQ is actually one that can be used either way.
Lalala579121 28
18 - It's not that they're "meant" to be a word, it's that they're easier to say as a word and sound better. Personally I think FAQ sounds better as the letters sounded out.
sirrubberduckie 37
Well, some acronyms were absolutely designed to be spoken as words. The arrangement of the words that form the abbreviation is often specifically chosen so that it yields something you can pronounce as a word instead of individual letters. Regardless, my point is that it depends on the acronym. You can't just tell someone, as #7 did, that when you see capital letters, you have to pronounce them individually. Sometimes that's true, but sometimes it's not.
DrChimpNipples 6
#21... NASA, scuba, radar, sonar... Some acronyms were definitely meant to be words
_Desiderata_ 9
Hahaha I hope your boss laughed like I did. English is a language with very random pronunciations. For instance, notice the different 'a' sounds when you say "May I apologize for the accident" Don't worry, you will get better with practice :)
Rabite 28
Over here most of the people call it like that. If there is someone calling it F.A.Q. many people including me don't get it right away.
Mynamewontfi 40
Funny how the same word can have different ways to pronounce it depending on where you live. I've never heard it being called anything other than ****.