[Avodah] SMA or SME

[Zev Sero]

Dov Kay wrote:

>>> The difference is that the initial letter is an alef, which is pronounced
>>> A, not an ayin which is pronounced E.
> 
> That only makes sense if you apply Yiddish pronunciation, in which the ayin 
> is pronounced E.  But why would you do that?  We don't do it for any other 
> acronyms I can think of. For instance, it's the Ra'avya, not R'evya (his 
> first name was Eliezer with an ayin).

Um, who?

-- 
Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
                       	                          - Clarence Thomas