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Have you ever phoned a company and found out you've always pronounced the name wrong?

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Jan 02, 2009 11:26 |  #1

Try calling Wacom.

You may think it is pronounced "Way-com" but you would be wrong. Anyone else called them for tech support? How do you think it is pronounced?

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Jan 02, 2009 11:38 |  #2

Hmm defiantly not Way, but Wa-Com.

But yes, there is a few names i've heard differently then what i've thought...


  
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Jan 02, 2009 11:40 |  #3

When they outsource to India it will become Va-com

I was dealing with Vipro for ages before I found out they were Wipro :-)

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Jan 02, 2009 11:41 |  #4

Well I'll be, you learn something new everyday. Unless it was the guy on the other end of the phone's first day.

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Jan 02, 2009 12:44 |  #5

As soon as I saw the title of this thread, Wacom came to mind. :lol::lol::lol:

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Jan 02, 2009 12:46 as a reply to  @ ibdb's post |  #6

haha if you WORKED at wacom and knew about this you could really have some fun with callers...




  
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Jan 02, 2009 18:16 |  #7

I have always said Wacom as in (Whack 'em)

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Jan 02, 2009 20:29 |  #8

rklepper wrote in post #6991011 (external link)
I have always said Wacom as in (Whack 'em)

As have I. I can't imagine saying it different... :p

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