Ed, My problem with "Each sentence contains a thought" is that most sentences contain several thoughts. I can't remember if I gave the following explanation on this list recently, but ..... He lives in a house. (1 thought) The house is green. (1 thought) He lives in a green house. (1 thought?) Ed >>> [log in to unmask] 10/10/2005 2:54:41 PM >>> Dear Folks, I have my own ideas on this, but I wondered what some of you might say---succinctly, if possible---to someone who made the assertion: "Each sentence contains a thought." They are talking about the written language and about American English. Ed 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/ 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/