That's really interesting, Larry. Back in the day. didn't folk used to say, "I'm (just) _[ei]_ person," changing the pronunciation of "a" [@] to [ei] and placing the main stress thereupon? I've even heard folk say, "I'm (just) _[^]_ person. But, "I'm (just) *an* person"?. Whoa! Who'd a thunk it? -Wilson