khoff  +  907601 Fri, 18 Sep 09 06:57 PM There are so many anonymous posts lately!  It's much more interesting for the volunteers to answer posts from people with names.  Please register and pick a screen name, especially if you are going to ask several questions.   Thank you! khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,264 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	Mister Micawber  +  908404 Sat, 19 Sep 09 07:54 AM Yes! Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,787 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Raen  +  909043 Sat, 19 Sep 09 06:48 PM Yes, this's always been my sentiment. I don't know about lately, but to me there's always been a lot of anonymous posters or even helpers on the forum. I've always wished I get a personalized screenname from the people whose posts I'm reading. Screenname seems to add a human/personal element to it. Raen Joined on Thu, May 1 2008 Full Member 354

	Philip  +  909299 Sat, 19 Sep 09 11:16 PM Ditto! Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Clive  +  909381 Sun, 20 Sep 09 12:20 AM I agree. We can give you more tailored help if we  know what we said to you on earlier occasions. In other words, if we can recognize you.   Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 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

	Philip  +  910334 Sun, 20 Sep 09 04:29 PM Posts by anonymous posters sit for a while in the "moderation bin"; a poster who'd like an answer as fast as possible may have to wait longer than desirable for a moderator to get to the post. Philip

	Grammar Geek  +  911000 Mon, 21 Sep 09 04:08 AM In the upper right corner is a link for "join our community." Click on that and follow the directions. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 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!