At 10/24/2012 12:24 AM, Dan Goodman wrote: >"Aaron" and "Erin" have different vowels. So do "horse" and "hoarse." So for you "horse" and "hoss" (Cartwright) have the same vowel? Or is there some other difference between the last pair? Joel ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org