Paul, I did not have the numeral sense in mind, but the impersonal or generic sense. Impersonal/generic/indefinite is a correct characterization, since the reference here is similar to generic "you" or "someone", "anyone", or "a person". Consider the close synonymy of the following: One should double-check one's quotations when preparing a formal paper. You should double-check your quotations when preparing a formal paper. Someone preparing a formal paper should double-check his/her quotations. Anyone preparing a formal paper should double-check his/her quotations. A person preparing a formal paper should double-check his/her quotations. The "you" sentence is intended as generic, not personal. Hope this clears things up. Johanna Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics Linguistics Minor Advisor English Department California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel.: 805.756.2184 Dept. Ofc. Tel.: 805.756.2596 Dept. Fax: 805.756.6374 URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba 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/