Humour accepted:) I call myself a writer of prose and programs. The expectation here in Australia is high; they won't miss the spots. e.g. the first paragraph of my post used all of the past, present and future tense. An English speaking friend of mine, Mr Brown is the name, would mark all these out and write "Tense! See me" like a school teacher does to his pupil. I'm working hard to catch up. How comes the 15% Chinese-speaking population in big cities didn't tame them to lower their standards?