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Re:Furilabs Linux Phone by rendaw on Monday October 14, 2024 @01:48PM (#41839927)
They could say it's pronounced "Wendigo" and people would still read it "Furry".
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Re:Furilabs Linux Phone by krunck on Monday October 14, 2024 @02:10PM (#41840198)
If people read "fury" as "furry" then that's a literacy problem.
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Re:Furilabs Linux Phone by avazhi on Monday October 14, 2024 @02:32PM (#41840438)
You’re right.

And if you can’t understand why almost everyone will read ‘furi’ as furry and not ‘fury’, then you’ve got a phonics problem.

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Re:Furilabs Linux Phone by prophesi on Monday October 14, 2024 @02:29PM (#41840398)
As someone who reads/watches a lot of Japanese media, "fury" isn't how I would first read "furi".

I do like "FuriOS" and think it avoids this issue, but other portmanteaus might be better avoided.

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