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@hisham_hm Smithereen is a VK clone by a Russian developer. What is unpronounceable about it?

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Hisham

@liaizon I'm not alone in the sentiment: plural.masdivago.cc/posts/41243

I didn't say it was "unpronounceable", but I can clearly see that it is tricky for people who are not fluent in English. A Portuguese speaker who doesn't speak English would definitely have a hard time with this name; I imagine it's the same for many languages.

Take in contrast names which are made of simple A1-level words: face-book, blue-sky...

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Hisham

@liaizon if I may play the game of sommelier of name i18n, here's my take:

easy:
VK
TikTok
Facebook
BlueSky
Mastodon
Telegram
X (sigh - it's stupid but easy)

medium:
Twitter
Pleroma
Baidu
WhatsApp

hard:
Douyin
LinkedIn
SecureScuttleButt
Smithereen
BookWyrm

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