> have consonants coming next to each other, and that affects the sound and > spelling too. Does anyone know a rule? (And does it explain both noswaith > and prynhawngwaith, cartref and hendref, goslef and hunllef?) g One that's always puzzled me is "gwrcath", which would be fine if it meant 'cat-man', like Batman. As it is ... ************************ Nigel Love Linguistics Cape Town NLOVE@BEATTIE.UCT.AC.ZA ************************