Honestly, I don't care particularly much which exact word it becomes
just as long at isn't some 'cute' or obscurse[1] word.
'magic' belongs in the 'cute' category, I think and 'bespoke' belongs in
the latter.
I'm native German. I never was in any English-speaking country in my
life. Almost all my English media is from the USA. I'm not a tailor. Yet
"bespoke" was familiar and instantly tells me what's important.
So I may just be one point on the map, but I am not sure your argument
that it is "obscure" is valid, sorry.
That being said, let me add a package of "awwww"s for all the times an
English native complains that he has to learn a new word to program.
Take a portion and pass it along, would you? ;)
Apropos learning words: while searching for information if "bespoke" is
really obscure (I found none in either direction) I stumbled upon some
(I think) not-yet-mentioned possible options
* custom(i[zs]ed)?
* tailored
* idiosyncratic (uh, yeah!)
Yet my vote is with "bespoke". Short, informative, recognizable, and a
nice balance of quirky and reasonable, just like so much else here.
Cheers,
MarLinn
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