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Before everybody votes, here's what I see as the pros and cons of the diphthong systems: Ai system. Looks better and more natural. Gau looks nicer than gaw. And might as well use it because the ay system will really make it necessary to prohibit ai, as they'll sound a lot alike. Ay system. More consistent, as y makes the same sound in ya and ay. And don't have to learn another set of exceptions (that ai, etc, always make diphthongs. -- >PLEASE NOTE MY NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS: rmay@hidden.email > Rex F. May (Baloo) > Daily cartoon at: http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoon/baloo.asp > Buy my book at: http://www.kiva.net/~jonabook/gdummy.htm > Language site at: http://www.geocities.com/ceqli/Uploadexp.htm >Discuss my auxiliary language at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/txeqli/