I long ago learned here (and it was Rick who taught me) that the differences should be acknowledged and, where possible, celebrated. Resistance is futile (or fewtle).
I once heard an Americn evangelist who said that we (as a race) express our longing for the almighty with an exhalation of desire - aaah. As in Allaaah, Yaaahweh and - Gaaad. I was surprised and amused to realise that my own short English "o" set me permanently outwith his personal pale.
Slightly off-topic, for which I apologise, but so long as we keep this sort of discussion at the level of delighted discovery, we'll fadge.
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