It's PRONOUNCED ...

Posts: 43 · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 3:49 am Post subject: It's PRONOUNCED ...

Hey guys!

I was listening to a plug for the free upgrade special they're doing this month (I'm sure you've got this message in your voicemail, too) and I noticed that the delightful speaker pronounced the service "Vah-nage"

Now that I replay it, it seems her name is Janet Vonage (I thought it was "Janet Vanich" .. but it makes sense now!)

Here I was, saying "Vo-nage" (you know, like "vodafone" .. but trendier) Silly me!

Posts: 43 · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: The Plot Thickens...

Well this is interesting...

Try a Google Search for the words "Vonage" and "pronounced".
Or click below.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=vonage+pronounced&btnG=Google+Search

Evidently, there's a great deal of confusion over how to say "Vonage".

Posts: 43 · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 4:08 pm Post subject:

And who is this Janet Vonage lady, anyway? She's not listed as part of the "Leadership Team" on the corporate website.

Question

Is she a low-profile/anonymous creator, like Coca-Cola's father, John Pemberton?

Question

Is she a fictitious "brand" character, like Betty Crocker?

I see the makings for a new poll if this isn't resolved soon.

Posts: 43 · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:13 pm Post subject:

Ironically, I hate talking on the phone--for business matters, at least.

In fact, before I got Vonage, I was roughing it with a broadband connection and no phone number. But this started to irritate friends and family, so I finally broke down. You'll notice that my phone service is still secondary to my broadband access Wink

I always e-mail Vonage with questions, so before my System Announcement (the caps make it look portentious), I don't suppose I'd ever heard anyone pronounce it.

I think it would be funny if different service reps pronounced it differently when you called them.

Guest

I thought Vonage as in Phone. With the long O. That made since to me, cause it's a phone.

Posts: 281 · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:

It's VON-AGE as in the AGE of VON.

VON being Voice On the Net..

Problem solved? Smile

[url]http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=von[/url]

Guest

I don't get why people add a 't' and call it "Vontage". Those people are better off dead.

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject:

Tough crowd...

Posts: 1 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 04, 2005 Posts: 1

I was pronouncing it in my head as von-arge.

Posts: 4 · New Forum Member Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 4

man i had it really wrong! I was pronouncing it "vahn (like Vince Vahn) aje (as in the French way of saying "je" as in "I", ex: je m'appelle reload) with a soft "G"