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