Re: Not YAEPT: "draughts"

> This word is not common over here (we call the game "checkers"), but
> if it were it would be /dr&fts/.  In Rightpondian, does it tend to
> have an /&/ or an /a/ - BAT or BATH?
Yes, that would be pronounced /dr{fts/ here, but then again it's "checkers" unless
you're referring to beer from a tap, then it would be spelled "drafts".

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