t/d deletion

[ronbutters at AOL.COM]

OK. "Hans Schneider" then. Or Hans Zook. Or Hans Zorastrian Andersen. Whether or not there is a "character" named "Hans Solo" is totally irrelevant.

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From: Mark Mandel
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FWIW, the character's first name *is* "Han", not "Hans", so there is
no deletion in /'haen'solo/.

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