I hope that someday they decide to add the diacritic to clear up the confusion (Forĝejo (/forˈd͡ʒe.jo/) is how it’s supposed to be pronounced). It’s 2024, there’s no reason we should be afraid of non-ASCII characters.
How does one actually read these? Wouldn’t phonetic spelling be infinitely more digestible?
I don’t see a reason to spell it phonetically when it is a real world (forge in esperanto). A phonetic spelling would also only be more digestible to readers who know the language the phonetic spelling is tailored at (phonetic spelling is language specific as different languages use different ways to represent different sounds).
ĝ is simply the english sound of the consonants in the following words: “john”, “gem”, “jar”. And j is pronounced as the y in “yes” and “yoink”
The diacritic would clear up confusion, because “g” without the diacritic has different sound (like the g in “gamma”, “girl”, “go” in english). The diacritic as a bonus would also makes it clear that it isn’t supposed to be pronounced it as if it were in english, because english does not use the ^ diacritic. It would also extinguish my annoyance at seeing a misspelled word being used as a trademark.
4G-O, like a Star Wars droid
I pronounce it “that gogs fork with a dumb name”.
That gogs’ fork’s fork with a dumb name.
Forgejo is a gitea fork
But yeah, name shenanigans aside, it’s pretty solid. I like it a lot
Forge-joe
According to their FAQ, they say it’s supposed to be pronounced /forˈd͡ʒe.jo/ and provide an audio clip: https://forgejo.org/static/forgejo.mp4
To me that sounds like “for-jay-oh”.
damn, soft g + not a silent e + German j.
I would’ve pronounced it forge + Joe before this. would have only gotten a third of those things right.
For-jail-o?
Forge, yo
Forge, yo Mr. White!
For-hey-ho
It rhymes with orange.
Don’t try and start these pronunciation debates online. It might seem fun but sooner or later the chickens will come home to Rust.
i’ll forgejo mama!!!
Forge her? I barely know her!
i think this is the first comment i’ve read since joining the fediverse to make me actually laugh. thank you for posting something far funnier than it had any right to be.
thanks! :)
I pronounce it as in Esperanto, I speak it
I know it’s officially for-hey-oe, but I always say forge + joe cause I find it easier. I used to say “forjo” (like “forge” ending in an “o”, or “for joe” sped up) as well.
I pronounce it Forgejo.
For-geh-ho
