> >bye    for    by
>
> I don't know.

> Peter Duncanson, UK
> (in uk.culture.language.english)

May be, just may be what the original poster meant to express was that
he's noticed the word 'bye' being articulated (and not written) with
the first vowel component in the diphthong more prominently pronounced
than the second, in certain areas in the U.K. and not so prominently
pronounced in certain other areas.

"There, little luxury, don't you cry,
You'll be a necessity by and by!"

Paul.

Paul wrote:

>>>bye    for    by
>>
>>I don't know.
> 
> 
>>Peter Duncanson, UK
>>(in uk.culture.language.english)
> 
> 
> May be, just may be what the original poster meant to express was that
> he's noticed the word 'bye' being articulated (and not written) with
> the first vowel component in the diphthong more prominently pronounced
> than the second, in certain areas in the U.K. and not so prominently
> pronounced in certain other areas.


OP noticed these usages being written.