Yesterday I wrote: >Mas, kind of farm, is pronounced "ma". I checked the dictionary: "mas" may be pronounced "ma" as well as "mas". I've always heard it pronounced "ma". Regards, Georges Adassovsky E-Mail : Gadassov at mail.pf S-Mail : B.P. 380330 Tamanu, 98718 Punaauia, French Polynesia. Tel 689 58 38 40 home, 689 58 37 37 office (GMT - 12)