_Buthers_ and _Butters_

[Ronald Butters]

I don't get it. Who is Buthers? Does he have an alveolar tap in the middle of his name, or a dental fricative?

On Mar 22, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> Any resemblance is very likely coincidental, but,
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> Youneverknow.
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