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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whilst still on this G&J thread, can anyone
say, authoritatively, what the correct pronunciation of "Gillett" should be
(correct meaning as it was spoken by the firm themselves in their bellfounding
days)? Although most people that I know</FONT><IMG height=1
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width=1> <FONT face=Arial size=2>pronounce it with a hard "G", some, usually of
an older generation, say it with a soft "G", as if it were
"Jillett".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The firm continues, of course, but as clockmakers
not bellfounders. I wonder how they pronounce their name these
days?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DB</FONT></DIV>
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