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Comment by dofm

Apposite name but — grim trivia — bear in mind some emetophobes have a meaningful physiological reaction to the word and various euphemisms.

I have tried not to use it analogously ever since someone pointed this out. The word itself causes discomfort for a lot of people, many of whom will be surprised by it out of context, but in a non-trivial fraction it causes proper discomfort.

If you want people to use your tool it is probably better not to invoke nausea with its name or commands.

parent dofm 2 months ago

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