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: Skwares-squares, porkypine-porky-porcupine, mabila-mavila | : Skwares-squares, porkypine-porky-porcupine, mabila-mavila | ||
* Complicated compound names: | * Complicated compound names: | ||
: Meannadecal, hemiwurschmidt, sesquiquartififths | : Meannadecal, hemiwurschmidt, sesquiquartififths | ||
* Brand names, cultural references, bad puns: | * Brand names, cultural references, bad puns: | ||
: Heinz, beatles, a-team, jamesbond, pontiac, slender, gorgo | : Heinz, beatles, a-team, jamesbond, pontiac, slender, gorgo | ||
: Orwell is an exception here. | : Orwell is an exception here. | ||
* Nonsensical names: | * Nonsensical names: | ||
: Vavoom, waage, bunya, gorgo | : Vavoom, waage, bunya, gorgo | ||
* Names that are easily confused with existing terminology: | * Names that are easily confused with existing terminology: | ||
: Flat, sharp, neutral, ampersand, commatic | : Flat, sharp, neutral, ampersand, commatic | ||
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: Blacksmith (= blackwood), ampersand (= miracle), cynder/mothra (both are disliked), orson (= orwell), hanson/kleismic, godzilla (= semaphore) | : Blacksmith (= blackwood), ampersand (= miracle), cynder/mothra (both are disliked), orson (= orwell), hanson/kleismic, godzilla (= semaphore) | ||
* Bad taste: | * Bad taste: | ||
: | : Catcall, dominatrix | ||
=== What makes a good name? === | === What makes a good name? === | ||
Good names are harder to categorize. Some names are already used so commonly that nobody really objects to | Good names are harder to categorize. Some names are already used so commonly that nobody really objects to them. Although there are still some that are disliked heavily despite this. It seems like the best names are either fun and easy to remember words (e.g. porcupine, bug, machine, magic), or allude to the structure somehow (e.g. dicot, superpyth, semaphore). | ||
Most people also agree to have a single name regardless of the subgroup, as long as there is an agreed 'canonical' extension. | Most people also agree to have a single name regardless of the subgroup, as long as there is an agreed 'canonical' extension. | ||