> * D, like the d in day > * e, like the e in pet > * b, much softer than the b in bass > * i, like see > * a, like a in father (american english) > * n, like in now
for me (i'm on the middle atlantic seaboard in the US, south of Philadelphia), it's almost the same. My "b" is a little harder than yours, and "ian" goes : e as in "see" : an as in "Annie" So it's three syllables, "Deb'-i-an", with the accent on the "deb". Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ecl.udel.edu/~lowe/ ***************************************************************************** Good Idea: Feeding Stray Cats in the Park. Bad Idea: Feeding Stray Cats in the park ... to a bear. ***************************************************************************** -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .