"But"? If no one else has a problem with "cheeping," then I'd say let it stand. Candice --- Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Ah ( & hee) It was a small bird & making a lot of > noise -- how get a > sense of that sound, eh? > > And, yes, I do think I'll hold on to 'aloof' but.... > > Doug > On 1-Jul-07, at 1:34 AM, MC Ward wrote: > > > While fighting to keep "aloof," I can do without > > "cheeping." (I suppose "crisply fried" goes too > far.) > > > > Candice > Douglas Barbour > 11655 - 72 Avenue NW > Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 > (780) 436 3320 > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ > > Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 > > > God be with you, my dears. You keep > the old bugger. I shan't be needing him! > > Norman Douglas (last words) > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html