2014-04-25: ess

ess

diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@ If you want to use a curly-infix express
 Notes
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-Standardization: An [SRFI](srfi.html)[^srfi] is in the works.
+Standardization: A [SRFI](srfi.html)[^srfi][^ess] is in the works.
 
 [^srfi]: SRFI is the abbreviation of Scheme Request for Implementation. It is the official schemisch way of suggesting new features. SRFIs are maintained at [srfi.schemers.org/](http://srfi.schemers.org/).
 
+[^ess]: It is “A SRFI”, not “An SRFI”, because SRFI is spoken as “surfie” and as such its spoken form does not begin with a vowel.
+
 Copyright: 2013--2014 Arne Babenhauserheide
 
 License: GPLv3 or later