A: My old Canadian dictionary says that proprieter also means "business operator". As in owner and operator. YMMV From: TABunsey@xxxxxxx Subject: A..J.--You're being redundant! To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <ADVANCES629uh0DiYmp000033c1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Andre: In all of your posts you end your message as below: Andre " A.J." Jacobs, > web page http://southtexasamc.tripod.com > (830)-980-3165 , akjamc@xxxxxxxx > > Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC At the risk of sounding like an English major (which I am not), I find it distressing when people use words inproperly. Specefically, I am refering to your phrase "Owner & Proprieter". We all know what the word "Owner" means, but do you understand what "Proprieter" actually means? My college dictionary defines "Proprieter" as: "1. One with legal title to something: owner. 2. The owner or owner-manager, as of a business". So by saying "Owner & Proprieter", you are actually saying that you are the "owner and the owner and the manager". Is that the impression that you want to project? Tom Bunsey Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com AMC list subscription options link http://www.amxfiles.com/amc-list/options.cfm