Date:  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 22:47:02 -0400
From:  "Bethany K. Dumas" <dumasb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UTK.EDU>
Subject: Re-spellings

On another list, someone asked:

>    I think Alje (_how_ does he pronounce that?) is right.

Someone else wrote:

> He pronounces it "Aljaee," like "algae".

My question: why do people substitute one non-phonetic spelling for
another. Why was the response not simply "Algae."

Bethany

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