Brutkey

Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:

➑➑️ https://joinvernissage.org

Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:

➑➑️ @vernissage@mastodon.social

Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.

#Photography #Fediverse #Vernissage

Tim J
@timtfj@mastodon.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @vernissage@mastodon.social This ought to be an irrelevant question, but: which language is "Vernissage" meant to be pronounced in?

Fedi.Tips
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@timtfj@mastodon.social

I'm not sure but guessing the French/English pronunciation.

Question for @vernissage@mastodon.social perhaps?

BTW for anyone wondering what it means: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernissage

Tim J
@timtfj@mastodon.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services Thanks! OED has /vΙ›rnisaΚ’/, so it seems we've not anglicised it. It's not a word I was aware of. (I'd been mentally trying to say it as an awkward 4-syllable German or Norwegian word.)

Fedi.Tips
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@timtfj@mastodon.social

I'm not a linguist but would guess this is due to relatively recent influence of French art world.

(Whereas something like "homage" is medieval and has an English pronunciation /ˈhΙ’mΙͺdΚ’/ )

Tim J
@timtfj@mastodon.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services The earliest occurrence the OED has is 1912, so I think you're right. It's basically a French word being used in English.

Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

@timtfj@mastodon.social

Paris was the place to be for artists at the time! πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡«πŸ‡·

Tim J
@timtfj@mastodon.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services And musicians!

Fedi.Tips
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@timtfj@mastodon.social

And writers etc. Amazing to hear about that period.