{"action":"reopened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760/events","html_url":"https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5760","id":99919720,"number":5760,"title":"The name Habitica may look/sound very odd in some languages","user":{"login":"GitHubSphinx","id":6691162,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6691162?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx","html_url":"https://github.com/GitHubSphinx","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/GitHubSphinx/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":14,"created_at":"2015-08-09T18:57:50Z","updated_at":"2016-06-09T06:11:13Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Originally raised in discussion in the [Commonwealth of i18n guild](https://habitica.com/#/options/groups/guilds/7732f64c-33ee-4cce-873c-fc28f147a6f7) (by Mikoto Yato) the following questions may become more important after HabitRPG-Habitica rebranding:\r\n- the word Habitica may look/sound really odd and unnatural in some languages, e.g. silent 'H' or 'c' sounding like [s],[ts],etc. or odd syllable stressed. An example for Czech: please follow http://www.speechtech.cz/cs/produkty/synteza-reci/demo.html#Iva210 , type Habitica in and press Syntetizovat\r\n- words in a sentence containing `Habitica` may need to reflect it's gender which may be different if the word means a country/land, a city, a game or a program (etc.)\r\n\r\nReportedly, the question has been raised long ago and got no official answer.\r\nAs of now, the guidelines on [Trello](https://trello.com/c/SvTsLdRF/12-translations) clearly state that translators should\r\n\r\n> keep the names \"HabitRPG\" and \"Habitica\" untranslated (as is).\r\n\r\nHowever, I believe translators may appreciate some additional guidelines and help on this. Could the staff please consider possible suggestions:\r\n- having the front static/page clearly explaining the origin of the name. e.g. Habitica is the land/city/etc. for people willing to replace bad habits with good ones - and habit is the English for [habit] OR *maybe* English is the very first native language of Habiticans(?) and they have called their land/city/etc. Habitica (IDK really =)\r\n- deciding on what Habitica is by default: a land/city/program/etc. (by default means the string doesn't have anything like \"the country of H.\" or \"the mountain H.\" or the \"capital of H.\"\r\n- *maybe* consulting with lawyers/native speakers/translators about the possibilities of altering the brand for some overseas markets that (may potentially) give a reasonable number of paying users\r\n- other suggestions from other translators?\r\n\r\nLinking https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5703 [List of strings with Habitica in them - for translations](https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/5703) just in case \r\n"}}
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