[quote]The long o sound in this one is because of the vowel, consonant, vowel order. The last one is what makes the first one have the long o sound. Okay, okay. I really am done being an ass now. I swear.[/quote] Right the point of fact is, in both phone and photo we have pho making the long o sound. The how and why don't really matter. The op (while obviously trollin') claimed pho can't make the long o sound and in many words it would seem it can and does. I don't find you assy at all. Your point is well taken even though you did spell Blackish with a qu :( just kidding bout the :( :)