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#1 2003-07-31 2:50 pm
- DeadSexy
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- From: over there
- Registered: 2003-07-04
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Silly Wacom question...
So what is the "official" pronunciation of Wacom? Is it WAYcom or WAHcom?
I've always thought it was pronounced as Waycom, but my 'tard coworker heard somebody say it as Wahcom and he's been pronouncing it like that ever since -like a baby who's discovered a new word.
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#2 2003-08-01 2:19 pm
Re: Silly Wacom question...
I think it's WAH-com. That's the way I've always said it, and anyone I've had a verbal discussion with pronounces it that way.
What the hell does "Wacom" mean anyway?
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#4 2003-08-04 4:50 pm
Re: Silly Wacom question...
Here is the email they sent me, I was curious of the origins as well...
From:
<BurtHolmes@aol.com>
To:
<mjsmitho@mac.com>
Date:
Mon Aug 04, 2003 03:25:31 PM CDT
Subject:
Re: Press Relations - Waycom or Wackum...
Hi,
Wacom is pronounced wah-come, but many of our users say way-com.
Wacom is a Japanese company. Wah in Japanese means harmony, and the
company's slogan is "Toward the more harmonious relationship between
people and computers."
Thank you for your interst in Wacom.
-- Burt
Burton Holmes
Burton Holmes Associates
2 Grove St.
New York, NY 10014
212-989-0207
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