Some TV commercials launch catchphrases that stick around long after the original ads. The exclamation Good stuff, Maynard! is still a compliment almost 40 years after it was used in a commercial for Malt-O-Meal hot cereal. And: what do you call...
Ross, a Navy listener in Hawaii, asks how to pronounce Aegis, the naval combat system. The most common and oldest pronunciation is EE-jiss, while AY-jiss appears in recent American dictionaries as an acceptable second choice. The word goes back to...