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[Poll] Let's settle this one and for all... How do you pronounce ResetEra?
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So you are claiming that "re-setera" is 2 syllables? Also, I say re-set-er-a. Am I not a people?!?!
Is this questionably hell? Anyone who hates options thinks second.
Here's a question: ResetEra is a pretty awkward name, but I generally like the "Era" part. It's the "Reset" part that's a bit weird (both with that hard T in the middle splitting up the word, and the fact that it's reference to GAF).
So, what would be a potential alternate name for the site? Like, in the format of [something]Era.
So, what would be a potential alternate name for the site? Like, in the format of [something]Era.
Pretty sneaky posting this while Britain is was asleep; so there was nobody to point out that both "reset" and "era" are words that Americans pronounce weird anyway.
I don't say the name out loud much but when I say it in my head it's kind of like RuhSETtruh. You give me that many vowels and rs at the end of a word it's going to come out weird.
I don't say the name out loud much but when I say it in my head it's kind of like RuhSETtruh. You give me that many vowels and rs at the end of a word it's going to come out weird.
The problem is that "ERA" has no meaning. Mind control 101: you always want people to understand something. The human brain works in a way that when you understand something, you get a positive stimulation. You will always connect the name with this positive stimulation. GAF stands for Gaming Age Forums. That is a fairly easy to understand, but it is extremely effective. "resetera" has no deeper meaning at all. Especially the "ERA" part. It is a "in your face" name which makes it boring for the human mind.
I refuse to accept this when "Google" is one of the biggest companies on the planet.
"Google" is a very smart name since it is a combination of googol and goggle. Probably the smartes name ever created.
In the most technical sense, it is four syllables. But those syllables can blend together depending on which ones are stressed. And you're the only one I've seen that stresses the A.
I just say Era most of the time, but I pronounce the full name as two words.
Ree-set-uh-ruh makes sense to me too, but reh-set-uh-ruh sounds strange to my ear. i get that it's closer to the pronunciation of etcetera, but the lack of an initial T sound throws it off for me.
Ree-set-uh-ruh makes sense to me too, but reh-set-uh-ruh sounds strange to my ear. i get that it's closer to the pronunciation of etcetera, but the lack of an initial T sound throws it off for me.
When you know the context of the site's founding, the name makes perfect sense. It's pressing the Reset button on NeoGAF, and beginning a new Era.
But newcomers may not know this. So it works better as just a play on Et Cetera.
ReeSETera
Like etcetera.
One word.
I pity all of you wasting precious energy reciting two whole words like savages.
Like etcetera.
One word.
I pity all of you wasting precious energy reciting two whole words like savages.
Sure, but it is too obvious. And because what you are saying, it is lacking identity.
It gets identity from playfulness when spoken like Et Cetera. ^_^
It's 2 words. Reset and Era.
The unwashed masses probably want to smush it together to form one word for convenience. But this isn't a text message or a Tweet. It's a forum name. Show some fucking respect.
The unwashed masses probably want to smush it together to form one word for convenience. But this isn't a text message or a Tweet. It's a forum name. Show some fucking respect.
Not really. Resetera will always remain NeoGAF 2.0 due to the poor branding.
There is a reason why corporations are spending millions on this topic.
Resetera is the future tense of francisized verb to reset, hence pronouced with the french accent "rayzet'rah"
I've always assumed the EtcetEra off topic forum was a good spin on a bad overall site name.
Two words.
Two words.
Is the second pronunciation supposed to rhyme with etcetera? I wonder if that's why Cerium voted for it.
I say resetera like etcetera because saying Reset Era just doesn't work as a name. I thought this back when the place first started and I said Reset Era all the time. Felt like I was tripping over a period every single time I said it. Me and my brother talk about this place all the time and constantly saying Reset Era felt so unnatural. Then I heard some people say "Resetera" like etcetera and god it just works better.
