> So why not beh-ind, ah-ead, beeh-ive etc? Is there a good phonetic > reason?
As a native speaker of English, because it is. I might yell be (breath) hind or be-f***ing-hind, never beh (breath) ind or beh-f***ing-hind. If I were emphasizing my words, it might be a (pause) head, but never ah (pause) ead. Beehive is a compound word, and would be pronounced as such. -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm
