Heard some one pronounce Zeiss "zeese". Everyone knows it rhymes with ice, or so I thought.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about the man whose name is pronounced Raymond Luxury Yacht, spelled S-M-I-T-H.
And then there are those who not only pronounce "Goerz" with a "T", they spell it that way too.
David
And how about that university with the famous football team near South Bend? Sounds nothing like the cathedral in Paris.
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