: I hardly care what the pronouciation in the future might or might not
: be. It was definitely referring to a particular historical figure. *HE*
: pronounced his name something like Zheng. Historical names are usually
: pronounced with some attempt at historical accuracy except where decades
: or centuries of ignorance has intervened. *Why* would anyone in the future
: mispronounce a Chinese word using sound that does not even exist in
: Chinese?
Hmm, may I quote from the Egyptian chapter of Will Cuppy's "The Decline
and Fall of Practically Everybody"?