Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

John [k&U@n] scrub (transcribed to avoid misreading :) ):
> Tristan scripsit:
>
> > Americans pronounce IKEA ick-aya (we say eye-kear, rhymes with
> > 'idea', and her explanation for the Swedish pronunciation is 'they just
> > talk fast').
>
> They must be some Americans who have never seen an IKEA commercial on TV,
> then, since the commercials say [aIki@] too.
I, an American, say [aIki@].  But my family pays more attention to accepted
pronunciation, so...

Jake