>quoted from last message "In
this case, if Mr. Willys, a product of upper class American upbringing
in the USA of the 19th century, chose to pronounce his name "Willis",
and we have posters to the list who state that that is how he pronounced
it, then that pronunciation is the CORRECT one when we are discussing
him. Perhaps his great grandson, growing up in another part of the
country, currently pronounces his name "Willeez". In that case, then
that pronunciation is CORRECT when we are discussing the great grandson."
So I am to understand that if we are to correctly refer to the original Mr.
Willys and to the 1955 version of his descended company, we need to use both
pronunciations? Well, that would be some command of the language. I wonder
how they'll pronounce the word in a 100 years? Well, just to let all the
listers know, I will read all the following messages aloud, so I don't
pronounce the names incorrectly. Please indicate which year, person of
descent, or parent company of ownership of Willys you are referring to in
each message, so I can correctly pronounce each Willys. I feel much better
about this already...Now, what is the correct pronunciation of Ford?
This reminds me of a medic school joke. "What's the other name for the
skull?" Answer- "The Cranium."
"What's the other name for the liver?" There is always a pause, as they try
to think of an answer, and the inevitable "I don't know, what is it?" And
the answer is so great "The liver."
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