Thank you SO much, maahey! I've copied your info. and saved it to my personal files. They didn't tell me what part(s) of my mother's brain were affected by her stroke; they just told me that she would never talk or understand speech again. Words were important to her, which is probably why they have always been to me. So I told them to let her go. It took ten days. (That was 1995. There was a bit more to it than that, but.)

i love that i get to hang out with all these knowledgible people all the time, and don't have to pay tuition! and besides, were else could i collect such esoteric information-- bits and pieces and details about linotype machines, neurology, oceanography, sheep!and other things welsh (and aussie!) in nature... some one should make A book of Uncommon Knowledge. they could just cut and paste the whole thing together from the archives of this board! Yes! Yes! I love this place!

a Vietnamese character [delightfully named Mr Bong] listens to the inflections of his voice and translates perfectly.
That sounds like a wonderful film, paulb. [HUG]