Hi all, Teddy, I am sure that in Romanian there are groups of people that have a certain set of words that they use to talk about whatever their hobby or interest is. Carpenters have a certain set of words they use. Stamp collectors have a certain set of words that they use. Have radio operators use still another. These sets of words may mean totally different things when spoken by the general population. When you join a group of people that has the same interest as you do, you learn to use the special words that your new group uses. There are two reasons for this, Teddy. the first is a communication issue. If you use the "jargon" of the given group, the group members will understand what you are talking about immediately. The second reason is that when you use the "jargon" of the group, you tell the group that you want to be a member, that you want to be seen as part of the group. When you don't use the right language, it signals that you don't want to be part of the group. I'm sure that this is the same in Romanian too. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
