[Haskell-beginners] <$> and <*> pronunciation

[Francesco Ariis]

On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 08:39:13PM -0500, Max Schneider wrote:
> [H]ow do you pronounce the <$> and <*> Applicative functions?

Hey Max, <$> is 'mapped to', <*> is 'applied' or 'applied over',

f <$> a <*> b -- reads "f mapped to a applied over b",
              -- but I guess it's more idiomatic and
              -- clear to say you are 'lifting'
              -- function f