<<<scapegoat > escape goat>>> WB: 'Scuse me for buttin' in . . . (even heered <accuse me, squeeze me> in lieu) . . . I hereby prophesy the ultimate restoration: scape goat > escape goat > *excape goat (it gets away by capriciously shedding its coat). ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org