> -----Original Message----- > From: Jag [mailto:agrajag at dragaera.net] > Sent: 28 February 2003 02:49 > > >Add this to my list of reasons[0] why I wish English had a phonetic > alphabet. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Tiller [mailto:mtiller at ntlworld.com] > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 08:21 > To: 'Jag'; 'Mark A Mandel' > Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: Question about Devera > > > Yes, but why isn't phonetic spelt the way it sounds :-) > > For the same reason that abbreviation isn't as short as it could be: A butterfly. ( with apologies to Mr. Zelazny) W That was Zen; this is Tao.