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Date:         Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:03:05 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: mystery VIN - Now Names
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPEECMHIAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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On 9/22/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
> Most of you guys have got it easy.  Try getting someone to spell "Schwaia"
> write the first time.  No matter how slowly I spell it, the American mind
> cannot grasp the idea of "aia".  It's quite funny.
>
> And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I usually end
> up with either Schwala or Schwaig.  The spelling detectives analyse my last
> name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g".
>
> Happy Spelling,
>
> Jeff


I think your ancestors just carried away while watching Wheel of
Fortune. "Yes, I'd like to buy a vowel..."
--
BenT
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