GoodChild
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- Jun 2, 2011
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
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- Germany
Hi,
we were looking for names for a software product which is - oversimplified - intended to help the user to fetch data in a fast and easy way. Now we came up with a few names and the ones in favor all bear the word "snatch", similar to "DataSnatch" or "GigaSnatch".
Consulting the dictionaries about the word "snatch" as a non-native speaker I began to question the idea of having that word as a suffix in the name of a software product, that is also going to be sold in english speaking countries, as it amongst others has a vulgar meaning.
What impact would such an artificial and composed name have on the native speakers? What would you think, if you heard "PowderSnatch" was the name of a feather duster? Would you burst out laughing or would you even be appalled by that name?
we were looking for names for a software product which is - oversimplified - intended to help the user to fetch data in a fast and easy way. Now we came up with a few names and the ones in favor all bear the word "snatch", similar to "DataSnatch" or "GigaSnatch".
Consulting the dictionaries about the word "snatch" as a non-native speaker I began to question the idea of having that word as a suffix in the name of a software product, that is also going to be sold in english speaking countries, as it amongst others has a vulgar meaning.
What impact would such an artificial and composed name have on the native speakers? What would you think, if you heard "PowderSnatch" was the name of a feather duster? Would you burst out laughing or would you even be appalled by that name?