As far as I know, there are no standard out there for this. As Haskell allows to define custom operators, they tend to add up pretty quick and it's completely optional to give it a pronounceable name. Maybe we can propose a syntax to define a pronounceable name next to an operator, and make emacs say it out loud each time you type it (missed april's fool release notes). As Kim-Ee said, a quick search can bring good content into the matter: HaskellWiki has a page about this: http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Pronunciation The HaskellWiki points to a thread: www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2008-January/038756.html And there's a question at Stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7746894/are-there-pronounceable-names-for... Hope it can help.