On 9/22/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
> Most of you guys have got it easy.  Try getting someone to spell "Schwaia"
> write the first time.  No matter how slowly I spell it, the American mind
> cannot grasp the idea of "aia".  It's quite funny.
>
> And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I usually end
> up with either Schwala or Schwaig.  The spelling detectives analyse my last
> name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g".
>
> Happy Spelling,
>
> Jeff

I think your ancestors just carried away while watching Wheel of
Fortune. "Yes, I'd like to buy a vowel..."
--
BenT