In a message dated 98-01-23 02:53:37 EST, you write: << Besides, I came in second in the seventh grade spelling bee and have always been proud of my ability to spell correctly. (Though I will confess, my browser (Netscape Communicator 4.04) has spellcheck which I always run before sending a post. Basically because I always imagine someone on the list reading my posts and thinking to themselves "How can I follow his train of thought and take him seriously when I'm paying attention to all of his mistakes?" For you youngsters on the list may I point out that the older you get, the more you'll start to realize that other people do think like that. So if you fully believe that you have something worth saying and you wish to communicate as well as you can, you may as well take care of the necessities first before you just make a fool out of yourself. >> OOPS, MR. LAWRENCE, I BELIEVE YOU FORGOT TO CLOSE YOUR PARENTHESIS. SO NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT NOBODY IS PERFECT, AND YOU SO DILIGENTLY DISPROVED YOUR POINT BY MERELY STATING IT, LETS GIVE IT ALL A REST. I CONGRADULATE YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SECOND GRADE. I MYSELF, BEING SO TERRIBLY GIFTED IN ALL ASPECTS, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LOUSY SPELLER. I HAVE, HOWEVER, FOUND AN OUTLET TO MY HEART-BREAKING MISSPELLERMANSHIP. I TRY NOT TO NOTICE. INSTEAD OF READING A PAPER LOOKING FOR THE MISTAKES, I READ A PAPER FOR ITS MEANING. YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOMETIME, IT'S GREAT, YOU GET ALL THE STUFF YOU WANT OUT OF THE PAPER AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING. -NOAH