Comments on: Skype http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/ Tells you what makes names tick. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: just.xTc http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-7231 just.xTc Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:11:03 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-7231 My French friends pronounce it sky-pee because they don't know any better. It's really starting to annoy me. :p My French friends pronounce it sky-pee because they don’t know any better. It’s really starting to annoy me. :p

]]> By: Gradiva Couzin http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-1603 Gradiva Couzin Wed, 30 May 2007 23:01:44 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-1603 Would a big sky crystal ale be close enough? http://www.bigskybrew.com/process/crystal.html Name Inspector: Thank you for the fascinating blog! I found your website through the Feedburner publisher's buzz and am enjoying reading through old posts. Having just formed (and named) a company last summer, I wish I'd known about your services sooner! -Gradiva Couzin Gravity Search Marketing Would a big sky crystal ale be close enough? http://www.bigskybrew.com/process/crystal.html

Name Inspector: Thank you for the fascinating blog! I found your website through the Feedburner publisher’s buzz and am enjoying reading through old posts. Having just formed (and named) a company last summer, I wish I’d known about your services sooner!

-Gradiva Couzin
Gravity Search Marketing

]]> By: Brian Laks http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-433 Brian Laks Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:55:59 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-433 I always thought it had to do with the "hype" they were inevitably generating. "Sky" is also a very common first word for compound names (skylight, skynet,skywalker). It doesn't work as well as the second part of the compound, because that could give in unintended pronunciation of "ski". As in, lets go grab a brewsky. If you make it two words though, it seems acceptable. I might actually be interested in a beer called Brew Sky. I always thought it had to do with the “hype” they were inevitably generating. “Sky” is also a very common first word for compound names (skylight, skynet,skywalker).

It doesn’t work as well as the second part of the compound, because that could give in unintended pronunciation of “ski”. As in, lets go grab a brewsky.

If you make it two words though, it seems acceptable. I might actually be interested in a beer called Brew Sky.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-391 Nancy Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:12:45 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/skype/#comment-391 Fascinating analysis, as always! When I first learned about Skype's business model I assumed the name was a blend of "sky" and "kype"--but that's because when I was in grade school "kype" was slang for "mooch" or "filch." In other words, I thought Skype was giving people a way to steal something out of the air. And in a sense that's exactly what it's doing. Fascinating analysis, as always! When I first learned about Skype’s business model I assumed the name was a blend of “sky” and “kype”–but that’s because when I was in grade school “kype” was slang for “mooch” or “filch.” In other words, I thought Skype was giving people a way to steal something out of the air. And in a sense that’s exactly what it’s doing.

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