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On 7/31/2014 8:15 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> [...]
>    I have devised a new rule for easy pronunciation: Use the
>    first and last letter with an »i« in between: So »CSS«
>    can be pronounced »cis«, »PDF« »pif«, »HTML« »hil«, »XHMTL«
>    »xil«, »XML« »egg smell« (this is a special-case rule in
>    my pronunciation system that I had not mentioned before
>    for the sake of simplification). »Java« is usually not
>    pronounced »jia«, because »Java« already can be pronounced
>    easily as it is, so the rule does not apply.

     Are your complete rules posted anywhere on the wiw?

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