Off the stated subject but relevant to prosody. Back in the grammar-translation days of foreign languages, I gave my French II students the following sentence to translate into French: "Did John send Mary white roses yesterday evening?" Nine translations earned an A+; 8, an A; 7, A-; 6, B+; 5, B; 4, B-; 3, C; 2, D; 1, D- It was the same example that I had used in class orally the day before. An upside-down bell curve was the result 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/