Hi Jessica - Welcome aboard! Did you know there's also a local list called WAustechwriters? If you're interested you can subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WAustechwriters/ There are not so many fastidious discussions, though--mainly job ads and announcements. We also get together at a pub two or three times a year for a drink and a chat and to see what other technical writers look like (typically, pince-nez, braces, inky forefinger and a visor). As for 'GIF format', I don't see the redundancy as a problem. GIF, PNG and JPEG are all formats so if JPEG format, why not GIF format? In any case it's usually possible to rewrite the sentence to keep them at a safe distance: "We accept files in GIF and PNG format. Note that Peter does not like GIF files." If you really want to talk about the format and not files in that format, it's best to spell it out: "Peter admires individual GIF images, but admits to a general dislike of the Graphics Interchange Format." Of course it would be silly to say "the Graphics Interchange Format format". Cheers --- Stuart Burnfield Information Developer Email: sburnf@xxxxxxxxxx Australian Programming Centre Phone: +61 8 9261 8719 ************************************************** 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 **************************************************