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JacksonTn5/08/2009 7:35:02 pm PDT

re: #91 gmsc

Originally, it was pronounced “vak-you-um”, so the 2 Us made sense. When this type of cleaner began to be marketed to housewives in the ’50s, the pronunciation was changed to make it easier to say and sell.

gmsc … I like this spelling …. roomba …