> And in Norm's defense, I think putting "grin" behind a sentence does > change the meaning. That's why we have emoticons. You can't hear the tone > of people's voices over a monitor so it's a good way to know when someone > is being light hearted. :-) > > Barb Meserve > skiptech@compuserve.com Funny that everyone got along fine without emoticons before the internet, even when communicating in writing. Good writing is not unintentionally ambiguous in tone; emoticons (and "grin," etc.) are just quick ways to avoid having to write clearly. Doug Couchman atakdoug@csonline.net Cooperstown, PA