Subject:	Spelling of "jail" as "gaol"?
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:34:45 -0800 (PST)

It seems that the American spelling "jail" has been universally
adopted outside of the US. Just wondering how the British "gaol" ,
despite the numerous inconsistencies of English readings, could
possibly be pronounced as /d=CA=92e=C9=AAl/ ?!

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