add guide to acronym pronunciation
sformel-usgs opened this issue · comments
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It's unclear how the standards MIMARKS and MIxS should be pronounced when said out loud.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add information to the website with a phonetic pronunciation of how it is most often said by the creators/maintainers.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Point to a paper or another place where this is already published. I did some searching but couldn't find it anywhere.
Additional context
While MIGS and MIMS seem to be pretty straightforward, for MIMARKS, I've heard MY-MARKS and MEE-MARKS. For MIxS, I've heard Mix, Mixes, and My-sees. I realize this is kind of a superficial concern, but it would be simple way to remove a small stumbling block and help novices feel confident and comfortable asking questions about the standard.
Hi, thanks for raising this. I dont think we're particularly fussy about how its pronounced but you are correct that it would be good to provide some guidance. I will add it to the draft manuscript we are putting together as a point to cover.
For me personally, I say "Mix-es", but use "My" as prefix for the individual checklists, e.g. My-Marks
That sounds reasonable. Thanks for taking the time to consider it!
added the pheonetic "MIX-ess" pronunciation to the standards-intro page.