Quoting from the link referred: "As to the famed dots, my friend M.E.L. Gosling - a motorcyclist, having been informed the M.&G. were not shortened, queried the use of the dots; Mr. Kimber told us it was simply a matter of design - more visually attractive, and no other reason. It was confusing then, as now, however, and no-one would dare to take on the master." It's M.G., with the dots.
What misconception? To quote Kimber himself, in 1929: "Out of compliment to Sir William R.Morris, Bt., we named our production the MG Sports, the letters being the initials of his original business undertaking, 'The Morris Garages' from which has sprung the vast group of separate enterprises including the MG Car Company". Seems pretty clear-cut to me - or maybe it's not me with whom you're arguing?.
This is what's' so wonderful about being an MG owner - you get to argue with your fellows (or read the arguments) about the actual name of the company and the car… LOL
I suppose if you enjoy picking lint out of your navel and arguing about its derivation, composition and future application. Today, it's MG and who really gives a toot about M.G. as against MG? Ex-India, pipe-smoking colonels on the Isle of Wight, harumphing in their rose gardens before writing letters to the Times about the decline of Western civilization, bloody MG not M.G.
It's actually MG not M.G. This is one of the things that lead people to this very common misconception. Kimber started at Morris Garages, and named The MG Car Company an an homage to William Morris's company.
A cute and sometimes interesting/entertaining video, however if you are looking to this for an accurate "M.G. history lesson", you may want to look elsewhere. M.G. "stands for" M.G. , period not "Morris Gagarge". Morris Garage was another business. Some parts may also be confussing to some as to "what model" M.G. is actually being shown in the video. (i.e: "taking" about the TC , but video much of the time is actually of the TD that came later.)
