Note on the first two: I actually use both pronunciations of those acronyms. I used to say primarily "Fack" but now I think I say "F-A-Q" more often. As for ASAP, I'm not even really sure which one I say more often.
Minor quibble: There's no "Either interchangeably and indiscriminately" option. I never have figured out if I prefer Shed or Sked for Schedule (which, btw should also have more of a -jul ending option as well as the -yool too).
Well, it's probably just as well you have a sense of standard - I get confused all the time myself.
Have you ever read a book called Verbal Hygiene by a woman named Deborah Cameron? I recommend you do so, it's all about people's preconceptions of "good language" and how choosing to suppress it may be self-defeating for linguists...
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. . . Okay, if you're thinking about minoring in linguistics, this is the sort of thing that you'll have to deal with. :-)
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Ahem.
As for interchangeably, for my purposes, I'm curious which one people learned first.
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Not much else bothers me anymore.
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AL-YOU-MINI-UM! AL-YOU-MINI-UM!
Although you get points for forcing us to puts 'f's in sulfur. Damn IUPAC standard.
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"Language is fluid and ever-changing, class."
"But it graaates! Make it stop, because I said so! Rar!"
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Have you ever read a book called Verbal Hygiene by a woman named Deborah Cameron? I recommend you do so, it's all about people's preconceptions of "good language" and how choosing to suppress it may be self-defeating for linguists...
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