[whalesalad]

> vitriol – cruel and bitter criticism.

Really strange name choice.

[fredley]

Especially for a publishing platform. It's almost like you're trying to attract the very worst kind of online commentary.

[egwynn]

When it first entered English from Latin, the word meant ‘glass’ (https://www.etymonline.com/word/vitriol#etymonline_v_7846). But that’s not a sense any modern English speaker could be expected to recognize.

[toufiqbarhamov]

They might make the connection with “Vitrification” if they’re inclined in that direction. They might realize that Vitr- is a common root, and might even guess what it is.

[egwynn]

Yeah, though it’s a stretch all the same. I’m not sure what the intention here is. The name is either a joke, just plain bad, or etymologically overoptimistic.

[conistonwater]

There is vitrine in French, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vitrine#French, and it means a glass display cabinet in English, although I've never heard anybody use that word.

[etxm]

Have you tried the internet?

[vitriolum]

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