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A tangent, but I always thought "YAML" was pronounced /'jæm.ḷ/, however the post's use of "an YAML" suggests it's actually pronounced /waɪ.eɪ.ɛm.ɛl/. Weird.

• eric_the_read 14y ago
  Don't worry too much about this. A lot of people haven't internalized the correct rule (use "an" before a vowel sound, not a vowel letter), and instead just use "an" before a vowel, regardless of the sound it makes. I've certainly never heard anything but /'jæm.ḷ/ in the wild.
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• saurik 14y ago
  You still wouldn't say "an why", as "w" isn't a vowel. If Anything, I can understand "an yamel" as more legitimate (as "y" is at least sort of a vowel).
  • justsee 14y ago
    No, "an YAML" is grammatically incorrect [0]. It's "a YAML". What's more annoying: the odd (and wrong) belief that "An green apple" is grammatically correct. [1] [0] http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a-or-an-before-acronyms/11511#11511 http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1016/do-you-use-a... [1] http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/152/when-should-i-use-a-vs-an/164#164 http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/152/when-should-i...
    • saurik 14y ago
      I didn't say that "an YAML" is correct; I was first correcting that "an YAML" would be correct if it were "an why aih ahm ell" (it wouldn't), and then went further into "if anything" land saying that "an yahmell" is at least something I can bring myself to say without feeling sick inside. ;P
• dbaupp 14y ago
  FWIW, the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YAML corroborates the first pronouncation.
• alxndr 14y ago
  Counterpoint: this post [1] on HN front page at the moment contains the sentence "Never heard of a yml file?" [1] http://www.crowdhoster.com/ http://www.crowdhoster.com/