Jon_Lincicum at stream.com writes: > Actually, I originally had it as "10-20", since I thought giving a range > here sounded a little less Draconian than a set number, but then I > thought, "the range really should center on 17", so I changed it. ;-) You could make it explicit while still being not so Draconian by saying something like "somewhere around 17". Most people interested in Dragaera will recognize the number and msot of *them* will then deduce that that exact number is cited for humorous puposes. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>