a rare genius

bob - You forgot the part about words not meaning anything, but rather people meaning things and words being the symbolic represntations they use to give expression to their thoughts or something. It's a subtle distinction I realize. In any event, over time connotations and denotations become associated with words and this gives rise to that fiction known as dictionaries, which, given the changable nature of words need to be updated regularly, daily as a matter of fact, but of course these revisions are not made public until the next edition is published. It's a hell of a job keeping up with what the heck we think people mean and feel by the words they use but some people seem to enjoy such efforts and I congratualate them on their optimistic perseverance in the face of such mind boggling complexity. Being in the state of becoming I think they call it. Anyway, should you feel inclined to continue with the tutorial I'd suggest you try and keep up. Mine is a busy schedule and I'd hate to see you miss this opportunity to study with a rare genius such as mine.