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Interesting part of the video - there's been a lot of debate about the pronunciation of "Willys," and I see the video narrator (who should know what he's talking about) goes with "Will-eez," while I grew up hearing it "Willis."

A check with Wikipedia reveals: "Willys (correctly pronounced "Will-is", but almost universally as "Will-eez")..." I guess tradition determines correct usage.

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Interesting part of the video - there's been a lot of debate about the pronunciation of "Willys," and I see the video narrator (who should know what he's talking about) goes with "Will-eez," while I grew up hearing it "Willis."

A check with Wikipedia reveals: "Willys (correctly pronounced "Will-is", but almost universally as "Will-eez")..." I guess tradition determines correct usage.

Tradition is wrong in this case. The man's name is pronounced "willis." As in "Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?"

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