Date:  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:29:42 -0400
From:  Ron Butters <RonButters[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: SCRATCH THAT LAST MESSAGE

A few minutes ago Ron Butters wrote:

>But if the traditional spelling is
>/baed/ rather than /beyd/, why
>did they spell it <bade> and not
 ><bad> in the first place?

What he meant to write was:

But if the traditional ***PRONUNCIATION*** is /baed/ rather than /beyd/, why
did they spell it <bade> and not <bad> in the first place?

SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS.