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Per the seven essential meta questions:

The search for domain name typically starts very early during the private beta. And for good reason: Naming is really, really hard. Add to that, the rare commodity that good domain names have become, and there’s no wonder why there is such angst that this process not be made public.

But rather than saying “we can’t discuss this at all,” we take our chances by having these discussions openly in the community. So far, we haven’t seen any problems. But, if a muse visits you in the night and personally entrusts you as the keeper of the perfect, amazingly good domain name, feel free to email me privately.

When considering domain names, keep these basic guidelines in mind:

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Lexicalia.com

Status: owned by user nohat, who is willing to transfer ownership of the domain.

This is a made-up word, made from combining the Greek root lexicos, referring to words, with the suffix ‑alia, denoting a collection of items related to a particular area of activity or interest. Thus, Lexicalia is a collection of items related to words.

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    Not bad at all!
    – Kosmonaut
    Sep 7, 2010 at 22:43
  • Boooooooooooooooooo!!!
    – Midhat
    Sep 10, 2010 at 19:27
  • (sings) Leeexicali Rose...
    – mmyers
    Sep 10, 2010 at 20:20
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    What a lovely sequence of letters. Sep 13, 2010 at 4:59
  • I quite like this name actually. Even those who are skilled in the English language should be happy with this 'poetic license'.
    – Noldorin
    Sep 21, 2010 at 17:49
  • Also, this makes for a great descriptor of site users. Lexicalians !
    – Noldorin
    Sep 21, 2010 at 17:50
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    I love the sound of this name, but it seems too focused on words (as opposed to phrases, grammar, usage, etc). Sep 22, 2010 at 11:43
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    I don't like it because it seems way too self-congratulatingly clever. I realize -alia is a standard suffix, but it is just too close to genitalia for me. There just aren't a lot of words out there that use it, and those that do are very rare. Paraphernalia, latrinalia, *kitchenalia*–most of these are uncommon and all are somewhat hoity-toity in feel. Is that what you want the "feel" of the site to be? "Stack Overflow" doesn't describe that site. Instead it calls on an experience that all programmers have, and at that, a negative one!
    – ErikE
    Sep 26, 2010 at 7:17
  • So I question this name because it just doesn't feel accessible to me. Don't describe the site. Attract people to it.
    – ErikE
    Sep 26, 2010 at 7:19
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participle.com

(parked, placeholder)

I like the fact that it evokes "participate".

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grammarpower.com

available

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    -1 This is such an uncreative name which does the exact opposite of what it's intended to do. Nov 18, 2011 at 6:22
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    No, that would be grammerpowar.com! Nov 22, 2011 at 18:32
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How about Present Perfect?

presentperfect.com is not available, but the registrar is Network Solutions, which makes me think it might be easier to get than other squatted names.

EDIT:
Ugh, there seems to be content there now. It's just a Flash placeholder, but it's probably enough to disqualify the name.

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  • Seems to me that "not available" has to disqualify it, unless there's a specific acceptable listed price.
    – davebug
    Aug 20, 2010 at 23:40
  • An excellent name to attract native speakers. However, to people who learn English by browsing YouTube and Digg, it sounds like yet another online gift shop. In fact, there is present-perfect.de, who are selling promotional items.
    – RegDwigнt
    Aug 27, 2010 at 23:24
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    @dave, I used to think that, but The Bosses have spoken otherwise. "If the name is registered but is being 'squatted,' i.e., there’s something there, it’s just not anything worthwhile, ask the owner if they would sell. If it’s available for a reasonable amount of money, and it’s a great name, and the community loves it, we may even be able to buy it." -Joel ( source )
    – Pops
    Aug 28, 2010 at 16:47
  • @Reg, that website makes me a little sad.
    – Pops
    Aug 28, 2010 at 16:48
  • There is a fully-fledged website there now. I think we're out of luck.
    – Noldorin
    Aug 30, 2010 at 13:22
  • In principle we could try presentperfect.org or presentperfect.net etc., but there's the risk of confusion. Sep 22, 2010 at 11:45
  • @ShreevatsaR, SOIS's policy is strongly against anything other than .com.
    – Pops
    Sep 22, 2010 at 22:15
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English Enthusiast

EnglishEnthusiast.com

Available.

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    -1 This is too dweeby: do you really want to tell people "I'm an English enthusiast"?
    – delete
    Aug 28, 2010 at 14:27
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EnglishLangua.ge

Available, again not a .com

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WordOverflow.com

available

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slipperywords.com

available

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Since there may be — again, IANAL — copyright issues with OxfordComma.com, how about the alternate term

SerialComma.com

It's registered, but there's no site there; not even one of those ad-laden placeholders. And the registration expires in a few months, for what that's worth.

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  • SerialKiller sounds better, but that's just me. Nov 18, 2011 at 6:23
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redcomment.com

(available)

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grammunity.com

(available)

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OxfordComma.com

Available

(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/oxfordcomma)

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    -1: Oxford is pretty sure to be trademarked with respect to English language.
    – delete
    Aug 28, 2010 at 14:24
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    @Shinto, Oxford is a city, a university, a type of shirt, a brand of dictionary (which is probably what you were thinking of); I don't think it's trademarkable.
    – Pops
    Aug 28, 2010 at 16:51
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    @Lord Torgamus: if you open any book published by OUP you'll find the following words: "OXFORD and OXFORD ENGLISH are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries"
    – delete
    Aug 29, 2010 at 0:52
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    @Shinto, that's incredible. I guess I should leave this one for the lawyers, huh?
    – Pops
    Aug 29, 2010 at 17:32
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circledred.com

(in line with stack overflow and server fault, a common way to signal an error in grammar.)

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  • I like circledred.com, but it's not the most readable domain name. I've suggested 'redcomment.com' instead. Sep 7, 2010 at 20:46
  • I like the idea but when I read it it makes me think of people who are afraid of circles (circle dread) Sep 23, 2010 at 2:40
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englishmastered.com

available

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  • I read this as 'English Mustard' - Not gonna down vote it though - i love mustard...mmm..lovely with ham.
    – JWEnglish
    Sep 27, 2010 at 2:15
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verbalessences.com

(available)

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    This one probably shouldn't be taken too seriously. Sep 8, 2010 at 20:11
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TongueTips.com

available

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elu.com is not available, but is not used either.

EL&U

English Language & Usage

elu.com

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MiddleVerb.com

Available

LinkingVerb.com

For sale

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IntentionalAmbiguity.com

Available

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  • Or InternationalAmbiguity???
    – Midhat
    Sep 1, 2010 at 15:48
  • and by the time you type it...
    – OneProton
    Sep 24, 2010 at 15:40
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VerbPhrase.com

Available, easy-to-type

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ProofRed.Com

Not available but no content and created 11 years ago.

It's a pun, not technically incorrect though certainly not spelled the way it sounds (a possible problem), still hints at what the site is about, and is short and sweet.

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SentenceFragment.Com

Available.

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My first thought was GrammarGeeks.com but this seems taken by someone who does copy-editing as a business. Along the same lines,

GrammarNerds.com

whois suggests that the domain is available.

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MonkeysWithTypewriters.com

registered but for sale

The powerful 'collective intelligence' of stack exchange sites reminds me of the Infinite Monkey Theorem which states that:

A monkey hitting keys on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type the complete works of William Shakespeare.


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SoItIsSaid.com

available

SoItsSaid.com

SoItIsSaid.com

SoItWasSaid.com

AndSoItWasSaid.com

all available

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  • Various others along that theme have the dot nets available - SomePeopleSay , SomeMightSay , YouDontSay (.com for sale)
    – JWEnglish
    Oct 6, 2010 at 22:12
  • I think a little bit of sick came into my mouth with the its/it's confusion in this domain. ;)
    – jamesh
    Oct 7, 2010 at 22:24
  • haha...yes i did wonder if that was going to be an issue
    – JWEnglish
    Oct 7, 2010 at 23:35
  • i moved SoItsSaid.com down a peg in response to its inducement of sick
    – JWEnglish
    Oct 8, 2010 at 16:16
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linguafran.ca

or

lingua.fran.ca

Both exist, but point nowhere

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  • not a .com, but fits
    – Midhat
    Sep 1, 2010 at 15:56
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    Sadly engli.sh is taken and not for sale
    – Midhat
    Sep 1, 2010 at 15:58
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    I've never really been a fan of the term “lingua franca”. It’s an Italian name that means “French language”. Not English-centric enough for my tastes.
    – nohat Mod
    Sep 8, 2010 at 1:17
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    And who knows whether or not English will stay so.
    – Charlie
    Sep 9, 2010 at 1:30
  • @nohat Or rather "lingua franca" is an Italian name that means "Frankish tongue": "a stripped-down Italian peppered with Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish words".
    – Hugo
    Oct 18, 2011 at 20:43
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HowDoISayThatAgain.Com

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  • How about iforgotthedomainname.com? Nov 18, 2011 at 6:24
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NoPassiveVoice.com available

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LoanWords.com

Available

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AlternateSpelling.com

For sale

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