The Corner

Zut Alors!

Rich: Schlumberger may indeed have changed their nation of domicile, but

the company’s name is still pronounced French style: “Shloom-berr-zhay.”

If you say “Shlum-berger” to a room full of financial wizards, as I once

did, you will be met with scorn and derision, as I was. The memory rankles.

John Derbyshire — Mr. Derbyshire is a former contributing editor of National Review.
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