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Word: patronym (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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TIME, Oct. 10, reviewing Vanities, states that the patronym of Milton Berle is pronounced to rhyme with "peril." As manager of a vaudeville theatre in which Berle appeared not long ago, I discovered that while Milton pronounces his last name to rhyme with "pearl," Mr. Berle Sr. pronounces it "Boyle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Heaven, Hell & Johnstown | 10/24/1932 | See Source »

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