At 09:36 AM 9/2/98 -0700, lakr wrote: >Jonathan, are you sure it is the verb ? See, I *told* you it's a swamp! That's why I wanted to avoid this topic. FWIW, yes, I'm sure it's the verb. Read the book I cited if you have any doubts, because the behavior of English verbs isn't something I want to discuss in depth here. Jonathan