What’s the appropriate way to pronounce Lewis Brisbois? Bris-bee or bris-boy

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“Toxic work environment.”

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Hmmm I always say Brys Bwah

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I’d say L Brizzle

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“Depends on the parter and location”

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@research assistant 1. You seem a little salty there

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😭😭

Hi. I’m an associate at LB and it’s said “Bris-boy.”

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I think it’s the latter

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As an American who works at LB, I’m telling you, the guy who the name belongs to get to say how to
Pronounce it. 🇺🇸👨🏻‍⚖️

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Brisboyz

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Yeah… it always reminds me of this little ditty:

“Brisboyz in the Hood”

Got a stack of bills, but no one’s payin’
Clients keep complainin’, bosses keep sayin’
“Do more with less, it’s a tough profession”
While we dream of escape, from this constant oppression

Another day, another deposition to take
Another case, another mistake
But we keep on grindin’, day by day
‘Cause in the Brisboyz firm, you gotta find a way

Chorus:
Brisboyz in the hood, grindin’ all day
Fightin’ for a dime in the toughest way
Hustlin’ through the motions, tryin’ to get paid
In the law game, where dreams often fade

Late at night, the office is a ghost town
Files piled high, we won’t back down
In the trenches, fightin’ the fight
In the Brisboyz firm, we work all night

Chorus:
Brisboyz in the hood, grindin’ all day
Fightin’ for a dime in the toughest way
Hustlin’ through the motions, tryin’ to get paid
In the law game, where dreams often fade

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It’s Bris-dump

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“No thank you”

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I’d find a YouTube video of him introducing himself and see how he pronounces his own name. You could also ask Chat GPT hehehehe

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I thought is was L breezy

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Louie brybou

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No

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Bree (don’t pronounce the “s”) then “b WA” (like washington) and don’t pronounce the final “s”

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Bois comme le mot en français…oh wait, you likely don’t speak French, who the hell am I kidding?

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Louie brassiere <@@>

BreeBWAHHH

I don’t think it’s either?

I went online and found some videos. Apparently it’s the latter. Who knew? I always thought it was Bris-bwah

“Briz Boy”

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