Bob, <(such as the 'who/whom' distinction, rapidly disappearing even from middle-class English) Perhaps your source was referring only to that elusive dialect called "middle-class English" which, as far as I can tell, has no speakers whatsoever. Jeff Glauner Associate Professor of English Park University, Box 1303 8700 River Park Drive Parkville MO 64152 [log in to unmask] http://www.park.edu/jglauner/index.htm 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/