In a message dated 8/3/03 3:52:26 AM, g_alan_e at yahoo.com writes: << Another vital element of learning english is the words (thankfully there aren't a great many) that are exceptions to the general rules of grammar and especially pronunciation >> ...ARE the words... "Is" is singular. (hehe) BTW....as I get free AOL (company "perk", I guess you could call it), I use it, but I HATE the mail announcement. I changed it to "More SPAM!!" A tad more honest, eh? Andrew