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epistasisyesterday at 5:19 PM1 replyview on HN

This is probably a personal problem, honestly. The spelling is hardwired to short-circuit away from that pronunciation in my head, meaning every time I have to type it out I have a pretty big mental split.

It would actually be easier for me if it was in Cyrrilic or Greek letters, Форджеьо or Форджеджо or Φορτζέγιο don't have the blockers on pronunciation that Forgejo does.


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F3nd0yesterday at 10:02 PM

The name ‘Forgejo’ is derived from the Esperanto word ‘Forĝejo’ (a forge), but alters the spelling while leaving the original pronunciation. The result is a kind of a Frankenstein’s monster, so confusion is in order.