On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:37:15 -0700, Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> wrote: >_Troll_ and _frolic_ aren't pronounced with the same "o" sound in any >accent I've ever heard of. You've never heard an English accent then. >Which you pronounce _boat_ and _bot_ the same way, too? No - but I would pronounce "lever" and "fever" the same way, if that helps. DaveM