Yet it is the basis of the rule you base it on. -----Original Message----- From: Clarke, Brian Hi Peter, The point I was trying to make is that the original reason for the emergence of some usage or rule is not a necessary justification for continuing to adhere to that usage or rule. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************