Dear Assembly Members, I just received a copy of the message offering an opportunity to talk to/with the animals. I do not know how this person/group managed to get such a message through. I've forwarded it to the Computer Guru at our university. I plan on talking to him later today about the situation. All I can say is that I'm sorry. I hope this offer to talk with the animals will not detract from your willingness to continue to talk with each other about language. I've been enjoying the exchanges about what do we, as teachers, do when confronted with non-standard usages. Best wishes, Jim Dubinsky Miami U, Hamilton Jim Dubinsky Visiting Instructor Miami University [log in to unmask] http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~jdubinsky H: (513) 887-6719/ W: (513) 785-3142