At 12:16 PM 2/17/01 -0500, you wrote: By the way, I support grammar instruction for a host of reasons. That it is essential in order to be a good writer happens not to be one of them. Dick Veit UNCW English Dept. <<<<<<<< 1. What constitutes the host? 2. What creates good writers out of bad writers? Geoff Layton 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/