Clive  +  675525 Thu, 19 Feb 09 04:49 AM Hi, First of all, it would be more pleasant to ask your question in a polite manner. Secondly, the meaning of 'DO' has already been explained about a million times in this thread. It would be a good idea to skim through the thread before posting to it. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 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

	Grammar Geek  +  675834 Thu, 19 Feb 09 02:06 PM I think, given the amount of information in this thread, that it has about all the new content it will ever have. That doesn't seem to keep people from trying to post questions that have alread been repeatedly answered, so it's time to lock it down.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,508 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!