Re: Co-worker BA (kind of)
Lye is what we use to clean our drains. We have lye on hand because my daughter uses it to make soap, so there's no need to go buy Drano.
Lye is caustic. That's why my daughter has to wear goggles when she makes soap. We have to be very careful when we use it on the drains.
So no matter how it's pronounced, I find Lye to be a ridiculously awful name.