Re: [CR]Wilier pronuciation

Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:23:48 -0700
From: "Morgan Fletcher" <morgan@hahaha.org>
To: beandk@rcn.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Wilier pronuciation
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David Bean wrote:
> I, too, pronounce that "customization" an abomination, but how does one say
> the name of the maker, Wilier?
> Is it French-y; vil-YAY? German-ish; vil-eer? Or is there a distinctly
> Italian pronunciation for this not-very-Italian word?

I always figured it was WEE-lee-air.

Morgan Fletcher
Oakland, CA USA