Re: Eureka gets FOURTH SEASON!!

Dano <janeanddano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Dano <janeanddano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
jAk wrote:
On 07/25/09 07:45 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On Jul 25, 7:12 am, shawn <nanoflo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I also didn't expect that the SciFi... sorry SyFy...

It's pronounced "Siffy". :)

You heard someone pronounce it?

I have. The network's own announcers still pronounce it the
traditional way. Only the spelling has changed.

I don't think you can trademark a pronunciation.

And what does THAT have to do with anything?

Ian was insisting that there's a correct way to pronounce it. I was
questioning that it's possible to do so.
.

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