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What a terrible name! Into the trash.

by bobse 3y ago

jw_cook 3y ago
While it doesn't refute your point, the Frequently Asked Question section does give an explanation for the consonant soup: it's Welsh. > How do you pronounce "mwmbl"? Like "mumble". I live in Mumbles, which is spelt "Mwmbwls" in Welsh. But the intended meaning is "to mumble", as in "don't search, just mwmbl!"
- seanthemon 3y ago
  I highly recommend grabbing something simpler to say and remember to redirect to your site. You're going to need a large amoung of inertia to get people to comfortably use an odd domain name.
  - AlphaCerium 3y ago
    Arguably, Google was probably a odd name for a search engine to people in the 90s that weren't maths-savvy.
    - brettermeier 3y ago
      But it's a normal word, unlike "mwmbl" (I had to look it up, couldn't remember where the "b" and "w" goes after some seconds).
      - marginalia_nu 3y ago
        It's a normal word now. In 1998, it was pretty weird. How many o:s does it have, is it -el or -le? etc.
      - arghwhat 3y ago
        No it's not, it is an intentional misspelling of "googol" and means nothing - not in English or any other language. "Spotify" is also not a "normal word" in any language. And for those not native in English (there's supposedly only some 400 million of those), it's just a random sound sequence like any other. mwmbl is a shortening of the welsh writing of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbles. Only tricky part is knowing that the w is pronounced as a u. Maybe it would be slightly easier if one followed the fad of leaving out vowels, but guessing a vowel and having a tricky vowel does not seem much different.
        marginalia_nu 3y ago
        > Only tricky part is knowing that the w is pronounced as a u Is that really tricky? W is basically pronounced like U in English already[1]. It just looks funny when you exchange the two. [1] e.g. say this sentence "uorld uar tuo uas the uorst"
        arghwhat 3y ago
        In many other languages, w is pronounced like a v and in some cases even named "double vee". > e.g. say this sentence "uorld uar tuo uas the uorst" This doesn't work with the English pronunciations of the letter u from words like "uninteresting" or "mumble". It mostly seems to work with the pronunciation of "you", which does not naturally fit those letter placements. Not knowing the proper linguistic terms, I'd consider "w" to be a modulation of a another sounding vowel by closing your lips and pressing your tongue a bit down to make room. Without a vowel to modulate, there is no sound, and so "mwmbl" is a bit of a question mark. But most words require prior knowledge to pronounce correctly, especially in as messy a language as English.
        brettermeier 3y ago
        Oh thanks for clarification.
kiririn 3y ago
It’s a fine name but at first glance conflicts with Mumble (VoIP) and Mimblewimble (Crypto)

What a terrible name! Into the trash.

by bobse 3y ago

What a terrible name! Into the trash.

While it doesn't refute your point, the Frequently Asked Question section does give an explanation for the consonant soup: it's Welsh. > How do you pronounce "mwmbl"? Like "mumble". I live in Mumbles, which is spelt "Mwmbwls" in Welsh. But the intended meaning is "to mumble", as in "don't search, just mwmbl!"

seanthemon 3y ago
I highly recommend grabbing something simpler to say and remember to redirect to your site. You're going to need a large amoung of inertia to get people to comfortably use an odd domain name.
- AlphaCerium 3y ago
  Arguably, Google was probably a odd name for a search engine to people in the 90s that weren't maths-savvy.
  - brettermeier 3y ago
    But it's a normal word, unlike "mwmbl" (I had to look it up, couldn't remember where the "b" and "w" goes after some seconds).
    - marginalia_nu 3y ago
      It's a normal word now. In 1998, it was pretty weird. How many o:s does it have, is it -el or -le? etc.
    - arghwhat 3y ago
      No it's not, it is an intentional misspelling of "googol" and means nothing - not in English or any other language. "Spotify" is also not a "normal word" in any language. And for those not native in English (there's supposedly only some 400 million of those), it's just a random sound sequence like any other. mwmbl is a shortening of the welsh writing of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbles. Only tricky part is knowing that the w is pronounced as a u. Maybe it would be slightly easier if one followed the fad of leaving out vowels, but guessing a vowel and having a tricky vowel does not seem much different.
      - marginalia_nu 3y ago
        > Only tricky part is knowing that the w is pronounced as a u Is that really tricky? W is basically pronounced like U in English already[1]. It just looks funny when you exchange the two. [1] e.g. say this sentence "uorld uar tuo uas the uorst"
        arghwhat 3y ago
        In many other languages, w is pronounced like a v and in some cases even named "double vee". > e.g. say this sentence "uorld uar tuo uas the uorst" This doesn't work with the English pronunciations of the letter u from words like "uninteresting" or "mumble". It mostly seems to work with the pronunciation of "you", which does not naturally fit those letter placements. Not knowing the proper linguistic terms, I'd consider "w" to be a modulation of a another sounding vowel by closing your lips and pressing your tongue a bit down to make room. Without a vowel to modulate, there is no sound, and so "mwmbl" is a bit of a question mark. But most words require prior knowledge to pronounce correctly, especially in as messy a language as English.
      - brettermeier 3y ago
        Oh thanks for clarification.

kiririn 3y ago

It’s a fine name but at first glance conflicts with Mumble (VoIP) and Mimblewimble (Crypto)