Re: Fr/lat/ru tu-vous/tu-vos/ - : etymology ?

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
On Oct 2, 2:20 am, "Paul J Kriha" <paul.nospam.kr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Oh aye, you don't know what's an Ouija board?
Okay, here we go:

ayoc ayoc ... auog aug Auge ... auje auije ... ouije ouija ... OUIJA

There you are. Couldn't be easier!

Did you know that the term "ouija" was devised by the inventor of the
thing, ca., 1890, by combining the French and German words for 'yes'
for an item to be sold in the English-speaking market?

(And it's pronounced "Weegee" -- the famous NY crime photographer of
the 1930s took is pen name from it.)

I've always wondered--why IS it pronounced "weegee"?
.

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