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Would you say "a XML file" or "an XML file"?
by SturgeonsLaw 3y ago
Would you say "a XML file" or "an XML file"?
- wizofaus 3y agoThere's not really any way you can pronounce XML starting with a consonant sound is there? So always "an", even if you spell out the whole initialism. But..."xaml" is fairly typically pronounced as "zaml", so "a xaml file" would be the norm.
- Joker_vD 3y agoI personally pronounce it as "ks-em-el", with the "a" article before it. Admittedly, it sounds almost as if I pronounce it as "eks-em-el" without any article at all.
- stirfish 3y agoI just try not to talk about XML
- DonHopkins 3y agoIt depends on if you're in a CDATA section or not. I Wanna Be <![CDATA[ -- Sung to the tune of “I Wanna Be Sedated”, with apologies to The Ramones: https://donhopkins.medium.com/i-wanna-be-cdata-3406e14d4f21 https://donhopkins.medium.com/i-wanna-be-cdata-3406e14d4f21