> they don't even have to contain the vowel itself that they name: > a - reb > e - chIn > I - jaq > o - ney' > u - rIq > same goes for the consonants. but i suspect that if you tried to spell > something and the names of the sounds didn't include the sound itself, you'd get > massive confusion. How about the English 'h' (eytch)? Or the obvious 'w' (double u)? }};-) --mulwI'