Native English speaker, self-taught grammarian, writer, reader, and general linguphile. Words fascinate me, but I sometimes find it hard to pin down their exact meaning. So much communication seems to be built around the that I sometimes despair of understanding or being understood in anything but the most general terms. [deleted paragraph] I`m also given to rants, but usually catch them before hitting send. If any get past me, but so good as to smile indulgently and ignore them, would you? Thank you. ©