--- David Rodemaker <dar at horusinc.com> wrote: ... > > Indeed. I found some of my old high school and collage papers while > > moving, > > and reread those. It was interesting to see the way my writing style > has > > changed, as well as the way I drew my conclusions. I may do this if I'm terminally ill and can risk dying of embarrassment. > What is more interesting is to return to school after a ~12 year absence > and > look at difference in style and usage. > > It's been a very interesting trip over the last 3 years as I finished my > B.A. > > What is rather frightening is my GRE scores, I don't consider myself > that > great of a writer (aside from vocabulary) in a technical sense - and I'm > evidently quite wrong in that assessment. As a good test taker, I've had similar experiences. Normally I restrain myself, but this time I can't resist suggesting that you write "that great a writer" (no "of"). Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail