Eric Ode: Hello. My name is Eric Ode. Yes, and I know that last name it looks like Ode. And it would certainly make sense to pronounce it Ode, because an ode is a type of a poem, and I love writing poems. But it's actually pronounced Ode (long e). Now, if you were in Norway, you would see a big slash running through that O and you'd pronounce the whole thing more like Ooday, I think. But my family has always said Ode (long e).