The latter was one of the specific points that I commented on in the posting I mentioned where Daniels agreed completely with what I said. I have never changed what I've said about that subject, and I continue to believe that I'm quite

... } I don't know what song you're referring to; my interest in } the thread started with seeing "AH" used to represent a } pronunciation. The issue concerning the use of "ah" to } convey pronunciation will never be

Donald Duck quack-like. Midwest, in my hearing is ea . "Yeah" is ea, but only if it is prolonged: "Oh, yeah?" How do you write your cat, half, chat, that vowel, RF? I mean inyour phonetic description? You'd have to check