When wondering how to pronounce the tongue-twister of a firm you're interviewing with the next day, don't sweat it. Just call the main line in the morning. A very nice secretary will answer with the name of the firm veryveryvery quickly. Note pronunciation. Apologize for wrong number. Go happily to interview knowing that everyone else will bungle it.
Works well, unless you interview at a firm like the old CPA firm I interned at back in the undergrad days. The receptionists never used the full name - they'd answer the phone "good morning, FER & S..."
Posted by: greg on February 22, 2003 01:50 AM