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[–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I want to like Forgejo but the name is really terrible.

Is it "forj-joe"? Nah, that double-J sound is way too awkward.
Do you then merge the J sounds to make "forjo"? If so, why not just call it that?
Is it maybe "for-geh-joe"? That seems the most likely to me, but then that ignores the "build < forge" marketing on their website.

I know it's pretty inconsequential, but it feels weird using a tool that you don't even know how to pronounce the name of.

[–] rvgamer06@leminal.space 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There is an official pronounce on the site. It comes from Esperanto anyway.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Of course, the international non-ambiguous language.

[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

You mean lojban or toki-pona?

[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bonvolu alsendi la pordiston? Lausajne estas rano en mia bideo!

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Love me some Red Dwarf!

[–] Nelots@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, like the other person mentioned, the origins of the word and its pronunciation are the very first thing in the FAQ on their website. It's pronounced more like for-jey-oh.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks! That’s how I read it as a joke, but why not?

For yay ho would be too much though.