Fran, I for one don't think your post was rude. Well, I suppose the George Bush comment would predispose some people to take the implied smiley faces out of your post...but not me! It's another of the posts that I found rude. But that could be because I couldn't see the calmness behind what seemed to be angry words. The price of computer-generated conversations, I guess. Although I must admit that, thinking of the '90s talk of Ebonics, Ullans could be thought of as peripheral and pseudo-language talk. Not for me, but for some. We can see both sides while still appreciating the beauty of its existence. Sally Brandon _________________________________________________________________ There are now three new levels of MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! Learn more. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1