there's an interesting parallel here.......
you're all familiar with the M1 rifle...commonly called
the "Garand"?????...of course you are.
and you remember that most everyone pronounces garand
as "guh-RAND" to rhyme with grand or brand or stand.
ask anyone who worked for John Garand at Springfield....
he pronounced his own name as "GAIR-end", which nearly
rhymes with parent.
cheers
carla (tricia's partner)
>
> I think Gil summed it up the best: "The jeep I own was made by a company
> founded by John North Willys. He pronounced his name "Willis"." I can't
> think of a better example than this. It was his company. We are not
> talking about names of everyday items such as a "tomato". These are proper
> names. Jeez. I feel like I'm arguing whether or not the sun comes up each
> day...
>
> >Now, Todd makes a good point about the movies he has. You would
> > think that they would pronounce it correctly (assuming that the films were
> > made by Willys and not an outside company).
>
> Not only do I have movies that pronounce it "Willis", I have copies of radio
> commercials and early TV commercials that say this as well. Any other
> pronunciation is just slang. Call it what you want, the name is pronounced
> "Willis".
>
> Todd Paisley
>
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