> <music plays....> > > You say tomAto... > I say tomAHto... > > Oh, let's call the whole thing off! > > (Irving Berlin, I think...)
Probably. Modern US pronunciation is said to be much closer to Shakespeare's English than modern UK pronunciation - the plummy-mouthed Germans we currently have in our palaces are largely to blame. But back on track - anyone seen http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20030806-000702-0615 and http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5060463.html ? -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
