Anonymous  +  163613 Mon, 28 Nov 05 03:05 AM Could I understand this way? 1. agony column - BrE 2. advice column - AmE Thank you. Anonymous

	Clive  +  163631 Mon, 28 Nov 05 04:16 AM Hi, As a Canadian, I hear 'advice column'. But the writer is commonly referred to by the slang term 'agony aunt'. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 31,003 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	khoff  +  163677 Mon, 28 Nov 05 06:59 AM Clive, you Canadians seemed to have combined the two expressions.  Here in the U.S. we have advice columns written by advice columnists.  khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,495 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)