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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bys "world" has a long vowel, so the <y>
should be an <i>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This gives bis and bes as the correct
choice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Both could be marked with an acute accent if
desired to show that there is an alternative spelling/pronunciation:
bís/bés.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bys "until" has a short vowel so the <y>
should be a <y>. Should the <s> be <ss>?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Similarly, with dídh/dédh, prís/prés.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is no need for a diacritic to be on a
<y>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are just marking the long vowels (now spelt
correctly) to show that they have an alternative spelling, and not marking the
long vowels that have just one spelling.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew J. Trim</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>