Date:  Wed, 13 Apr 1994 09:35:16 -0400

From:  Ellen Johnson <ellenj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ATLAS.UGA.EDU>

Subject: Re: ink pen



I use 'ink pen' and also merge /I/ and /E/. 'Ink pen' is not my most

common term for that referent, 'pen' is. When it's not clear from the

context, as when someone asks "What kind of /pIn/?", I would use it

without hesitation, quite naturally. I seem to hear it rather frequently

here in Athens, GA, but will keep an ear out for awhile.



Ellen Johnson

ellenj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]atlas.uga.edu