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I'm interested in using Convore to host some work discussions we currently use IRC for because of the "history" aspect and the fact I can grab the messages through an API and import into my task management interface.

The only problem with it I have is the name! Maybe it's because I'm Australian. We say it like "Con-vaw". Is that right? I can't imagine telling someone in person "hey I was on CON-VAW the other night and this guy said such and such". Really weird name but a nicely executed product.



It does seem a bit difficult to pronounce with an Aussie accent. Since toilets are dunnys, chickens are chooks, Brits are Poms and Americans are Seppos why not just make a typical Australian linguistic move and make up some ridiculous word to use instead? I'd suggest Convizza but maybe that's too obvious.


Never heard "Seppos" before.

Most Aussies would probably take one of the -o or -ies/-ers "colliqualization" rules :-) My bet is on convo.


I'm American and would not think to pronounce it like that. "Con-vor"/"Conv-or".


Dunno, I pronounced it like it's an Italian word: kon-voo-Re.


Shorten that to "conv".




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