From b3bc808b935ceac2b89d4afdb103a34e6387e259 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zapashcanon Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 13:00:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add a note about spelling and pronunciation --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 64f2bf6f9..890a0c2a1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ We only list proposals that reached phase 3 at least. ## About +### Spelling and pronunciation + +Although the name Owi comes from an acronym (OCaml WebAssembly Interpreter), it must be written as a proper noun and only the first letter must be capitalized. It is possible to write the name in full lowercase when referring to the opam package or to the name of the binary. + +The reason we chose this spelling rather than the fully capitalized version is that in French, Owi is pronounced [o’wi(ʃ)] which sounds like "Oh oui !" which means "Oh yes!". Thus it should be pronounced this way and not by spelling the three letters it is made of. + ### Changelog See [CHANGELOG].