Where does "shazif" fit into the "as if" discussion? I have "shazif" (IIRC) written in one of my yearbooks from 1992, right next to "ai'eet" (alright) (or some spelling thereof). -dsb Douglas S. Bigham Department of Linguistics University of Texas - Austin http://hometown.aol.com/capn002/myhomepage/index.html