Flohmarkt - a Fediverse replacement for Facebook Marketplace
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Etymology
From German รผber (โaboveโ, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (รผber-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word รbermensch. Doublet of over, super and hyper.Right, รผber is a word. "uber" is very much not. The points aren't decoration or a pronunciation guide, they signify a different letter.
It's like saying that Spanish people call their country Espana.
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Right, รผber is a word. "uber" is very much not. The points aren't decoration or a pronunciation guide, they signify a different letter.
It's like saying that Spanish people call their country Espana.
Are you really going to argue this? Those accent marks aren't in all languages, which is mainly why they removed them. If you want to claim this isn't the German word then you need to explain where it came from.
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Etymology
From German รผber (โaboveโ, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (รผber-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word รbermensch. Doublet of over, super and hyper.'uber' is an English word with a German ethnology. 'รผber' is a German word. That's like saying iceberg is German. u and รผ are different letters. They are pronounced differently and change the meaning of words (e.g. 'Schuppe' means scale, 'Schรผppe' means shovel)
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'uber' is an English word with a German ethnology. 'รผber' is a German word. That's like saying iceberg is German. u and รผ are different letters. They are pronounced differently and change the meaning of words (e.g. 'Schuppe' means scale, 'Schรผppe' means shovel)
...I don't know what point you're making. The word came from german, and the changing of the letter only goes to my point. The word was easily simplified to be used outside of German.
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...I don't know what point you're making. The word came from german, and the changing of the letter only goes to my point. The word was easily simplified to be used outside of German.
You're in a thread complaining about a software using a German name for it's German meaning (Flohmarkt means flea market). Your example for a 'good German name' is an English word that has German origins. Don't you see how those are different?
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"Facebook" is an equally alienating name if you don't know English. But I agree, German is difficult!
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Are you really going to argue this? Those accent marks aren't in all languages, which is mainly why they removed them. If you want to claim this isn't the German word then you need to explain where it came from.
Removing the accent marks makes it such that the word isn't German anymore, just German-inspired. It would have to be written "Ueber" instead.
You know, like a Mr. Bรถing founding the company Boeing.
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Lemmy is a stupid god awful name.
The first result you get on google is a dead singer. Every other search you will have him on the front page instead of what you're trying to find. Contrast this to searching for something from reddit.
Case in point guitar reviews lemmy vs guitar reviews reddit
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You're in a thread complaining about a software using a German name for it's German meaning (Flohmarkt means flea market). Your example for a 'good German name' is an English word that has German origins. Don't you see how those are different?
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At least when I used Craigslist, there was no social network element to it, so it was difficult to determine the trustworthiness of any given poster.
For that reason, I don't want a Fediverse clone of Craigslist -- I want an existing Fediverse platform to add a marketplace. I will not use anonymous marketplaces.
"I will not use anonymous marketplaces."
"I won't take cash, either" vibes
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Removing the accent marks makes it such that the word isn't German anymore, just German-inspired. It would have to be written "Ueber" instead.
You know, like a Mr. Bรถing founding the company Boeing.
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You wanna pay for that hosting? No? Okay then.
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At least when I used Craigslist, there was no social network element to it, so it was difficult to determine the trustworthiness of any given poster.
For that reason, I don't want a Fediverse clone of Craigslist -- I want an existing Fediverse platform to add a marketplace. I will not use anonymous marketplaces.
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I just set up a Slovenian instance, flohmarkt.gregtech.eu
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Oh look, the Queen of Naming has spoken! Everything should just be named "Facebook something" or "Twitter that".
wow what an interesting sarcastic remark about something the op never said.
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Ad-software huh ?
Maybe this could solve the monetisation issue of let's say PeerTube
