Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by jessaustin on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:20PM
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That name seems easy to mispronounce.
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Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by EdwardDiego on Monday October 14, 2019 @11:11PM
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It's an Australian company, I'd wager it's a deliberate choice :)
Probably toned it down from "Yeahitsfuckedmate.com"
Surprisingly accurate :)
Haha, I miss you Alan.
I'm not a native English speaker, can you explain?
I mean, I can see how it would be a problem if you were to mispronounce the 'g' as a 't', but a g and t differ enough that I can't imagine that happening.
Or is there another mispronunciation that I'm missing here?
Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by 1123581321 on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:16AM
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If you don’t enunciate the h it sounds like “buggered,” which has a few potential meanings. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Buggered
Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by evolve2k on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:01PM
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In Australia buggered colloquially just means “broken and tired”.
The toaster is buggered (broken). We’ve had meetings all day and I’m buggered (tired)
Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by hople_ul on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @10:53AM
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I'm guessing OP had in mind "buggered" — i.e., to be sodomized.
Errr... no... just no.
Re:How BugHerd came back from the brink
by jessaustin on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @07:05PM
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Words have meanings. Some words have multiple meanings, but many people will think of the most common meaning when encountering a word outside of any context that would imply otherwise.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Buggered
Please don't take this as a criticism! I think it's great that this firm has such an adventurous name.