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David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, revealed we've been saying the name of the hotel chain wrong this whole time.

Marriott was speaking during Marriott Bonvoy's first-ever Member Day event on Sept. 23, according to the company and videos posted on social media , when he shared a story about how his wife, a former teacher, explained how to pronounce their last name to a student.

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"She had a student named Elliott, and he kept calling her Mrs. Marri ott ," he said, emphasizing the "ott" sound.

"And she finally sat Elliott down one day, and she said, 'Elliott, how do you pronounce your name?' He said, 'Elliott.' She

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