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24/02/2020 7:36 am
Inquiring minds want to know: what is the correct pronunciation of Willys: Willeez or Williss?
24/02/2020 8:13 am
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
24/02/2020 11:13 am
It seems that by common usage, Willis is probably the correct pronunciation and from personal experience I think is the most spoken in the US. Unless this film is a Willys TV commercial, rather than being in anyway educational. Elsewhere in English speaking countries its Willies.
Perhaps the exception is Canada?
Anyway, in these changing times it is possible not to even hear the name being spoken at all during a person's entire life.
Tomarto or Tomayto.