In message <[log in to unmask]> Jelly Bean wrote: > Question. Why does mentioning gender in an open environment always make > one feel nervous? You should feel more nervous about mentioning "gender" in an open environment. More often than not, some pedant will happen along and point out that "gender" is a grammatical term whereas the word you are after (;-)) is "sex". Unless you have a problem with talking about such things as "dative" in a public forum. -- Iain "I can witter on for hours on end" Hotchkies %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%