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October 22, 2009
How many U.S. manufacturers use pronunciation symbols in their trademark name?
Interesting question posed by the redoubtable Joe Peach this past Monday in a comment on my Drano-rave post.
Well?October 22, 2009 at 12:01 PM | Permalink
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A friend once asked "Why is it pronounced 'P OH R SH uh'? Not 'P OH R SH'.
And I replied because "That is the guy's name, like Ford."
I just had to share. To the question at hand the umlat makes the word unique and possible to trademark. Lately though they like to make up their own words, altogether. Or should I say All2Gather.
"Nuff said- Joe.
Posted by: Nick B | Oct 23, 2009 12:26:48 PM
Sorry to post twice on the same subject, but I loved your comment Mary Sue!
I am amazed occasionally hearing the correct pronunciation of a foreign product (most items we purchase!) when I assumed I had it close! Example: Porsche.
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401b.htm
The original question is a 9+ trivia question, google won't help you (well maybe, if you are lucky in the word search arrangement), not even in the Images area!
Posted by: Joe Peach | Oct 22, 2009 5:46:57 PM
Redoubtable?
My head has swelled past the known edge of the universe!
I prefer dropping the re, to "doubtable", it fits me much better!
But,I thank my liege for the reference!
Posted by: Joe Peach | Oct 22, 2009 5:18:04 PM
Plenty of bands: Mötley Crüe, Motörhead, Hüsker Dü, and of course Spi*n*al Tap (there's no character code for umlats over an 'n'). There's even a wikipedia page about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_umlaut Now, whether they've been used correctly or not is another matter entirely.
Posted by: Andrew | Oct 22, 2009 12:25:40 PM
I think the only valid answer is "Not nearly enough".
Posted by: Mary Sue | Oct 22, 2009 12:22:39 PM
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