'nee' is a term meaning maiden name. 'sic' is Latin for 'thus.' It is used to indicate that an obvious error has been copied faithfully from a quotation or an original. Andy Peplow College Station, TX __________________________________________________________________________ What does the term "nee" stand for after a name? Also, the term "sic"- ? I have an idea-but ... I have had those before!. Jan ----- End of forwarded message from Horace Foster ----- -- ______________________________________________________________________________ Andrew W. Peplow MS 2132 717-D Vassar Court 414A Peterson Building College Station, TX 77840-2159 College Station, TX 77843-2132 (409) 696-7523 (409) 862-2010 peplow@tamu.edu .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ /|||X|||\ X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X|||/ \|||X `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' ______________________________________________________________________________