Just to throw my 2¢ in, I have to admit that I frequently confuse Yesod and Yampa (and I use them both!). Two 5-letter names starting with "Y", both big parts of the Haskell "ecosystem," can be confusing.<div>
<br></div><div>Tom<br><div><br></div><div> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Michael Snoyman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@snoyman.com">michael@snoyman.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Thanks for the input everyone. It sounds like most people are not in<br>
favor of the rename. Glad to get external confirmation: I personally<br>
have no problem pronouncing the name, but I chose it in the first<br>
place ;). I think I'll be putting up a new screencast soon, and I'll<br>
be sure to pronounce the name as clearly as my American-accented<br>
Hebrew will allow for.<br>
<br>
As for the "correct" way to pronounce the name: the "e" is from the<br>
Hebrew vowel "shva", which is known linguistically as a Schwa[1]. The<br>
"o" is a long vowel, like in "soap". "Y", "s" and "d" are pronounced<br>
just like they are in English.<br>
<br>
Thanks to my wife for the assistance: fortunately, she studied<br>
linguistics in school. I would have had know idea about the Schwa.<br>
<br>
Michael<br>
<br>
[1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa</a><br>
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On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:16 PM, <<a href="mailto:vagif.verdi@gmail.com">vagif.verdi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> :) I agree, silly name. Not sure though about how hard it is to pronounce. I<br>
> am not a native english speaker, and yet i have no problem with that name.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Saturday, March 26, 2011 01:08:32 AM you wrote:<br>
>> > Mithril - It is described as stronger than steel but much lighter in<br>
>> > weight.<br>
>><br>
>> I thought the idea was to come up with a name that would be easier to<br>
>> pronounce across cultures and have more meaning, not be harder and have<br>
>> about the same :)<br>
>><br>
>> > And the name is not taken (suprisingly)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Friday, March 25, 2011 02:46:03 PM you wrote:<br>
>> >> Michael has floated the possibility of re-naming Yesod.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Pro:<br>
>> >> * Something that everyone can pronounce<br>
>> >> * Something easier to remember<br>
>> >> * Something that invokes a meaningful mental impression (instead of a<br>
>> >> "what does that mean?").<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Con:<br>
>> >> * Yesod is *very* distinctive, we'd most likely end up with a less<br>
>> >> unique name<br>
>> >> * People know Yesod already<br>
>> >> One other con we had was the re-naming effort, but I think we could<br>
>> >> mitigate that by continuing to use the Yesod name in the code to a large<br>
>> >> extent for a while.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Would a phonetic spelling on the homepage help?<br>
>> >> yee-sode: high performance, type-safe web development<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Feedback on the issue is welcome. We are probably more concerned about<br>
>> >> thinking back to the initial impression someone gets of the framework<br>
>> >> when evaluating it or beginning to use it. It would be great to hear<br>
>> >> opinion from the international crowd.<br>
>> ><br>
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