> Some may say "well why don't we adjust the spelling to match > the pronunciation now?" Two big reasons: first, it would render > older literature much more difficult to read; Uhhh... Who reads it now, since Burnam wood to Dunce in Nayn hath come? > and second, > *which* of many English pronunciations would be selected? Most people would say, "MINE, of course." Leo -- Leo A. Martin Phoenix, Arizona, USA Some must watch while some must sleep-so runs the world away. Shakespeare