Bouey knife (Bowie knife) (Jan. 25, 1836)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 6/24/07, David Bowie <db.list at pmpkn.net> wrote:
>
> FWIW, *my* family pronounces "Bowie" as [bu.i], not [bo.i] (or the one
> that i'm getting more and more commonly from telemarketers, [bau.i]).

Maybe those telemarketers heard how Avril Lavigne pronounced the name
of your namesake a few years back...

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2003-01-07-avril_x.htm


--Ben Zimmer

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