For a riff on the prescriptive take on Valentine card English try this link. http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004197.html And a Happy Valentines Day to all grammarians. 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/