Originally Posted by
gaucho777
Campagnolo uses the term "Campy":
http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/trademarks/index.jsp
http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/community/index.jsp
1977 Diminutivi Campagnolo
Campagnolo is now a well-consolidated company and its relations with countries other than Italy are growing on a daily basis. Like anything that becomes familiar and well-know, people began to come up with company nicknames.
Thanks to its popularity in English-speaking countries, the Campagnolo name became, over time, abbreviated to Campy in publications and correspondence. This prompted the decision to register and protect the nickname, making it an integral part of the Vicenza-based company.
I prefer CampI. I also use the ever popular Campagnola and Campagranolo LOL I just do it as goof like how they used to have the hooligans in the old movies mispronounce big words.
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