On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ask a Spanish speaker whether "año" is the same as "ano".
>

No, they're different letters. It may be clear from context, but the two are
no more the same than "awe" and "ave" in English. A better question might be
to ask a French speaker whether "saute" and "sauté" are the same.

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