LH: << I've only ever heard /hUd/ as in "good", not /hud/ as in "food", both for the J.D. and for the attached head (or stove, or camera) cover. >> WB: Cf. US <hood> vs. UK <bonnet>. No wonder the Russkies whupped their ass. ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org