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> A clear alternate pronounciation of "coke" (with optional circumflex), would seem easiest to implement Yes, but I'm not convinced this would actually take ho
by Sebb767 6y ago
> A clear alternate pronounciation of "coke" (with optional circumflex), would seem easiest to implement
Yes, but I'm not convinced this would actually take hold. The Voltswagen thread had a lot of discussion about this and quite a few were convinced that the "american" pronunciation is as valid as the canonical German one. So, in the end, it would probably remain "cock" for a lot of people.
> At least, try it for a while and see if it works?
A name change, even if only in pronunciation, is a rather large and conflicting change. Doing this twice looks like a recipe for disaster.
- argvargc 6y agoI'm not sure a name change merely in pronunciation must be necessarily large or conflicting, especially if the existing one has an obvious problem. It's essentially a "soft" change - ie, change nothing, don't even announce it publicly. Quietly put "pronounced as: " in the docs and instruct employees to start saying it differently. Not a big deal. If after a while that resolves the problem or at least sufficiently minimises it, you're done. If not, I think you have a clear go-ahead to make a big, breaking change.