Some time ago we had a thread on "that's" as a possessive relative pronoun like "whose." Here's a link to Neal Whitman's blog. He posts an interesting bit on relative "that's." http://literalminded.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/we-dont-speak-the-same-language/ Enjoy! Herb To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/