Mikie - thanks. The font I'm looking for is lucida calligraphy italic. It's interesting that link does suggest that the font is in Office 2003 - which includes Word 2003. But it is not in my Word 2003 - which was part of an Office 2008 suite (I gather they have had different versions of Word 2003 over the 5 years). I'll have to go back to check the free font suppliers. I did see a link to buy it for $20 (which would be worth it to me). Bob414 - I do still have my older computer with Word 2002 (and the lucida calligraphy font). I gave that computer to my daughter, so it's still up and running. How would I get the font from that computer to mine? Being fairly computer illiterate, the only way I can think of is if I can find the .ttf file and attach it in an email to myself and open and install it on the new computer. If that's not right, do you have other suggestions? Thank you both. I was unable to find the information you so quickly provided. Lynn.

It's not just trite/stale/banal words, either, is it? People put nonsensical things in writing. (Y'all're gonna be so sorry you didn't tell me it was just a gripey, grinchy, school-marmish mood!) I know it's easy to do this because I've done it my own self. (but it's funnier when someone else does it.) You think you've written a good narrative for your listing, maybe something cute or clever or intriguing, & then you see it in print... ******************************************* 'You are greeted by the curved staircase' & how does it greet me? "Good Morning (Afternoon, Evening)" "Bon jour!" "Hi, there, Cutie" ""Trade entrance is in the back" *************************************** 'What more could you ask for??' Now, seriously. If you're a listing agent, do you reeeelllly wanna put this thought into the minds of a buyer & his/her/their agent??? My buyers might say "I'd like a: pool tennis court Mercedes convertible pony baby brother" ************************************ 'SMELL THE RECENT PAINT AND CARPET' uh... ************************************* 'PHOTOS ARE REPRESENTATIVE AND NOT OF ACTUAL PROPERTY.' uh again ************************************** 'Can You Say Space for Everyone!!!!' Why yes I can!!!! Agent has used 33 spaces to ask this question(4 for exclamation points alone). Can she not think of something about the property that would better use these spaces (the house is 4100 sq ft +, in a planned community with lots of amenities-maybe mention clubhouse/pool/tennis courts/bike & walking trails, or technology center/granite kitchen/warming oven/split bedrooms/nursery/study/hardwood/luxury or Hollywood bath?) *********************************** 'Room to roam!!' It's under an acre in a subdivision. ************************************* 'Sellers are highly motivated, so bring your best offer today!' Now, see, the way I read "motivated seller", I think if the seller's agent says sellers are 'motivated', my buyers can offer something less than their "best". *************************************** & I ran into all this on one property search! but I must say, I got about 8 houses down the list before I ran into 'awesome', & so far nary a "prestigious" or "sought-after"!

Wood - Glad you are enjoying the wonderful "Child/Forest" book. My library has the prettiest edition of this, and I donated the other two in the trilogy, but have a strong feeling they went into the FoL book sale instead of on the shelves which I had intended to make up the trilogy for other people. As for the adding of the "-ie" sound to words in English, that is quite common even now. "Brekkies" - breakfast "Sarnies" - sandwiches "Prezzies" - presents/gifts Also, there used to be a penchant for reducing some names to "-az" such as: Sharon --> Shaz or Shazzer Barry --> Baz or Bazzer Des --> Dezzie This might just be my group of friends though... We had a mixed bunch (social class speaking) and I think this shortening was a lower class trend... I could be mistaken as it may vary in other regions...

Thanks Elmer, for your assistance. I think your last sentence explains it best for me. "Someone with a Bachelors degree would usually use the terms college and university interchangeably when not referring to the institution itself." That confirms that we do differ in that sense, as anyone in Canada who received a Bachelors degree always refers to 'having had fun back in university' for example, and 'having had fun in college' would only be said by those like me, who attended a college, and do not have a Bachelors Degree. I'm thinking it probably comes from our British roots, as anyone there or in Australia refer to (for example) taking a year off before 'Uni' or 'College' but don't tend to use them interchangeably either, if I'm correct. I was once interviewing a young man, before the days of internet, when the first time you saw their resume was when they handed it to you. During the interview he mentioned he joined some committee in 'college' and I stopped him there and politely advised him that the job he was interviewing for required a university degree. He promptly showed me his resume, which confirmed he was indeed a university graduate, of Penn State. I explained that in Canada, we always refer to our experience attending a university as such, rather than referring to it as 'college' in order to differentiate the two. He fit all the requirements and got the job!