In a message dated 6/8/2004 11:46:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, jimmckenney@starpower.net writes: > Was Jane McGary pulling our legs when she said that the x used with these > names is the multiplication sign rather than the letter x? Is there a > difference? Jane is not pulling any legs on this. It is especially noticed when cited in text that is set in a serif font (letters that have the little tails/hooks on them) rather than a sans serif font like this. In the serif font, the Notho x does not have serifs. Bill Lee