In a message dated 98-06-09 08:18:55 EDT, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< I never thought I'd need the Oxford Companion to the English Language in my
 computer programming career.  It's come in handy many a time!  However,
 I've found I'm not normal - most programmers can't compose an English
 sentence to save their lives.
  >>

Okay, Pam, can you think of a situation in which composing an English sentence
actually would save a programmer's life?

Kathy