Steven Brust said: > At 07:40 AM 8/16/2002 +0100, Mike Scott wrote: >> >>You certainly need sharp knives to be available. But shall I come and >> put a razor edge on your butter knife? > > No one is suggesting you do so. I like butter knives as they are, > that's why I have them. And I have as many as I want; there is no need > to turn my Chef's knife into another one. You certainly seem to be suggesting that imprecise constructs such as "hopefully" have no place in the language, and that only precise ones should be allowed. My position is similar to your position on knives -- I like both of them, as long as they're used for an appropriate task. -- Mike Scott mike at plokta.com