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How do you know that ESSO really stands for "Eastern Seaboard Standard Oil" and not for the pronunciation of "S.O." (Standard Oil), as it is stated everywhere else?

This sentence makes no sense: "Pronounced /ˈɛsoʊ/ ("S-O"), it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States; although other sources suggest that "Esso" is a spelt version of the pronunciation of the initials for Standard Oil."

Isn't that saying "Esso comes from the name SO, although it might come from the name SO"? 90.196.145.212 (talk) 17:29, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

"How do you know that ESSO really stands for "Eastern Seaboard Standard Oil" and not for the pronunciation of "S.O." (Standard Oil), as it is stated everywhere else?"

I learned it in college in the early 1980's, except I learned it stood for "Eastern States Standard Oil" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.60.241.48 (talk) 02:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Ditto the previous quote except that I learned that Esso stood for "Eastern States Standard Oil" in an Ohio history class in high school. Ohio was the birthplace of The Standard Oil Company and Standard Oil stations in Ohio were called Sohio, with the SO in Sohio meaning Standard Oil.