Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 09:16:05 -0500

From: mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU

Subject: Re: whut the hale



I could have saved a lot of trouble if I had clarified my original

posting about "whut." I should have asked everyone if they considered

the VOWEL to be eye-dialect, setting aside the h-less issue. But I think

Natalie's right, that keeping much of standard spelling occurs for

aesthetic and practical reasons.



tim