Re: [cmis] [CMIS] About the pronunciation of CMIS...

[Florent Guillaume <fg@nuxeo.com>]

Hi all,

Coming from the "international" side of the discussion, I feel that a  
"C. M. I. S." spelling is much more understandable when spoken in an  
conversation with non-native speakers. "See Miss" are two common  
English words, which can be hard to parse in the middle of a sentence  
for someone not already used to the meaning.

Futhermore, there are negative connotations to "Miss" which feel  
unfortunate to me.

FWIW in our French offices we always use "C. M. I. S." letter by  
letter either in French or English depending on the interlocutors.

Regards,
Florent

P.S.: there's a show named "N. C. I. S.", I've never heard anyone call  
it "Enn Sis" :)


On 25 Nov 2008, at 11:44, John Newton wrote:
> Internally, we have been referring to it as See-Miss for a while.
>
> In general, people will go for the shortest pronunciation possible  
> anyway as measured by number of syllables. That's why there is so  
> much usage of acronyms. In this case, it's 2 syllables vs. 4  
> syllables.
>
> John Newton
> Chairman and CTO, Alfresco
> john.newton@alfresco.com
> +447890270532
> ---------------------------------------
>
> On 24 Nov 2008, at 23:43, Randall_Craig@emc.com wrote:
>
>> I just happened to see “Some early thoughts on CMIS” from CMS Watch  
>> in my feed reader. In it, Alan states that CMIS is pronounced “See- 
>> Miss.” Honestly, this is the first time I’d ever heard that  
>> pronunciation. I’d always said or heard “see em eye ess” (i.e. C M  
>> I S).
>>
>> Realizing recently the whole “language” conversation around, for  
>> example, Atom Publishing Protocol (i.e. if not stated fully, then  
>> say “AtomPub” rather than APP), perhaps we should more formally  
>> agree to the common pronunciation of CMIS.
>>
>> I realize that, in some ways, this concern is a minor one. Yet,  
>> CMIS is still very formative and ramping up; so, it seems like a  
>> good time to raise this nit for the TC’s consideration.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Craig
>

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