Dick - The only problem with driving out the singular thou/thee is that we are now left without a definitive plural - except, of course, if you live in the South, where you solve this problem with "y'all." To rephrase Yakof Schmirnoff, "English. Vat a language!" By the way, didn’t a similar socio-political thing happen a few centuries back with plural “you” becoming singular as a polite alternative to singular “thou”? It proved so successful that it drove thou/thee from the language. Dick Veit _________________________________________________________________ Gear up for Halo® 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer. It’s our way of saying thanks for using Windows Live™. http://gethalo3gear.com?ocid=SeptemberWLHalo3_WLHMTxt_2 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/