<VV> Was "Traitor", now "Trader"

[Joe Macmurchie]

 Alan,

You should try and get out of the house more often.

-Joemac

> Subject: Re: <VV> Was "Traitor", now "Trader"
> 
> Title of thread:
> 
> Was 'traitor', now 'trader':
> 
> Surely, these both sound exactly the same in American 
> English? I certainly can't tell the difference anyway!
> 
> On another note, I have always been amused at the American 
> pronunciation of 'Mazda' - I would have expected it to be 'Mairzda'.
> 
> But no - it's 'Marzda' - which surely implies that it should 
> be spelt 'Mozda'!
> 
> Cf. the slang word for mother, which is pronounced 'Marm' and 
> spelt 'Mom'.