Hi! Alexander,   
      
   On Mon, 28 Apr 14, you wrote to me:   
      
    ak> But how, then, you live with "cap" and cup? According to the above   
    ak> mentioned theory both words must sound equally? ;-)   
      
   Funny boy!  Not.  ;-)  No, they don't.  One is for wearing on the head and   
   t'other is for drinking from.   
      
   What I 'said' was a shorthand progression, from here to there, through the   
   available (English) vowels to suit the subject.  I had an itch to say 'can I   
   buy a vowel for $50?'.  But, I didn't at the time.  (I can't imagine the   
   applicable TV gameshow being on air in Russia, and thought that you may have   
   had trouble sensing the attempt at humour.  Try that phrase in your favourite   
   web search engine for clues.)   
      
   If you ever want to have some fun with a Kiwi (New Zealander) just ask them to   
   describe the difference between the  sounds for 'a pin' & 'a pen', for a   
   giggle.  :)  Okay, a Kiwi may not be handy to you... due to their British   
   (English + Scottish) heritage, they mix the sounds for each with the other.    
   That is to say, if you want to borrow a  Kiwi's pen then ask for a loan of his   
   pin.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... My wife says I never listen to her (I think that's what she said).   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)