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Correct Pronunciation of ArchiCAD

Anonymous
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OK-- It has bugged me for the longest time. What is the proper pronunciation for "Archicad"?

We have at least 3 different pronunciations within our office alone!

What is the official line for west of the Rockies?. (Never mind what it might be called in Lapland:)

Is it "Arca" or "Archa" or "Archi" or something else?
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Peter wrote:
when it ticked me off, I pronounced it
Ache-ee-cad.

I find exaggerating the Arr quite therapeutic when the program annoys me.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrchicad!

But you are right, it is pronounced Arr-kee-cad just like Arr-kee-tect.
There must be a pirate blood-line in your family history
Barry.
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Dwight
Newcomer
Barry wrote:
There must be a pirate blood-line in your family history
Barry.
Or an Archicad reseller.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Dwight wrote:
Barry wrote:
There must be a pirate blood-line in your family history
Barry.
Or an Archicad reseller.
Avast ye landlubbers, 3000 Doubloons will buy this fine booty of a software!

Arrr!
Erika Epstein
Booster
Great concept for an ad campaign for Archicad.
Who wouldn't stop and look at Archiecad and ARRRRRRRRRRRRRchicad etc.
Erika
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