tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17421284.post114374821010886487..comments2024-02-17T00:59:32.163-08:00Comments on My Take by GVK: What’s in a name?GVKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350402171842472556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17421284.post-1143808868080414562006-03-31T04:41:00.000-08:002006-03-31T04:41:00.000-08:00That would really be unfortunate. Imagine me work...That would really be unfortunate. Imagine me working for a call centre and having to truncate my name from Madhukar - would I really be mad if someone called me "MAD"! I had similar problems when I used to contact foreign amateur radio operators (HAMs) and get them to pronounce my name and location properly.<BR/><BR/>My shortened name Madhu would be mostly pronounced as "Mad-who"(?)and Mysore would be split as My-Sore.<BR/><BR/>So call centre guys/ gals are not the only ones facing that problem. If they enjoy the truncation - no complaints. If they dont - like me - it is time we gave them a course in Indianised pronounciations. (Like they run courses in American or other accented English pronounciations). Then I would not have to answer to "Mad-who" and remain as Madhu<BR/><BR/>Madhukar - VU2MUDMadhukar - VU2MUDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16088922019733337121noreply@blogger.com