I refer everyone to the archives. Jim is / was a longtime list member. Here
he is responding to someone 's theory:
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/archives/2000/msg09434.html
I believe Jim _is_ Japanese.
M.E.Bachofen
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On 1/8/02 at 5:38 PM Mickey Trageser wrote:
>None of the below. Pronounce the ui as the french word oui.
>-Mickey
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>From: "Roger Wesson" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:20 AM
>Subject: Re: [OM] How to pronounce "Zuiko"??
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>
>> Amazing how many ways people pronounce a 5-letter word. Should the ui
>> be pronounced as in
>>
>> juice?
>> quick?
>> fluid?
>> quiet?
>> disguise?
>> build?
>>
>> Myself, I think I'll start pronouncing it with the u as in guerrilla,
>> the i as in business, the k as in knee and the o as in people.
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> Allan Wafkowski wrote:
>> >
>> > I've always said Zie-KOH. I have no reason to believe that's the
>correct
>> > way to say it, but I don't want to change; it's been with me too long.
>> >
>> > Allan
>> >
>> > On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 08:29 AM, John Hermanson wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I say "Zwee- koh"
>> >
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