Hello all, I'm curious how many of you have an E in the middle, i.e., "Hamerick". Probably 10% of my students (college) use this spelling when they turn in their first papers to me (your grade school students, Ginger, are far more meticulous about spelling!). Is this a historically common variant in the U.S.? ______________________________________________________________ Open your mind. Close your wallet. Free Internet Access from AltaVista. http://www.altavista.com