Thanks for that link, Ann.

i've used tipworld's "BabyCenter" site many times, but never realized the extent of the information available. if anyone is interested, the url is http://www.tipworld.com

thanks for sharing that grammar rule; the few words that i tried held fast to the rule (though i'm sure twusm will come up with some exceptions in short order). it's nice to at least have a better-than-50/50 shot at the correct spelling on those rare occasions when spellcheck or atomica aren't at hand (you know, like in the olden days when we corresponded with long-distance friends using tree products).

~b