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Thanks, Jim. Tried that. Can't even get them to answer e-mail. Have also checked out SANE (an organization that has front and back ends for lots of now-unsupported scanners (good site: www.sane-prokect.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl) They don't have what I apparently need either. Thanks for the try.

I have a now-useless, formerly wonderful scanner that I would really like to get to work with my spiffy new Powerbook. When I shifted to Mac, I did it because mac was supposed to be more problem-free. Help, please!

This thread is all about "politically correct speech", not truly correct speech. There are numerous phrases or items that you need to tailor to the audience. "Data" and "datum" is one. For academics, I do the proper, but pretentions, "datum". For real folks, I use "data" if I absolutely have to...

I think you need to add a bit to the noun version of "effect" that you started with. "Effect" is also a verb. One can (theoretically) effect a solution. It does complicate matters some. Sorry

Sorry, didn't get to all the posts before I suggested "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves

Has anyone else read "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves"? A BIG section on apostrophe use and abuse. For punctuation geeks, it's a kick. (Believe it or not, it's a bestseller!)

In a "late-add" and in case anyone is still interested, I've spent years wondering about a New England expression, "I could care less.", meaning "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Mispronunciation, I think, is better than not trying at all. I laid 'em in the aisles in Paris...but we did not starve or have to sleep in le metrrro. Gave everyone a good laugh while I was at it. The trick is to join in yourself. That way, you can let folks correct your accent or whatever. My...

There's a sign on a "busy" street in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii with a sign that says: "Stop for pedestrians when flashing." I really wanted to wait to see pedestrian flashers...