>> my biggest problem is the Afrikaans pronunciation. >> Marek Walnik, (South) Poland To whom is it not, except Afrikaans-speakers? I speak Dutch with, I'm told, a reasonable accent, but if when I'm in South Africa I try to pronounce apparently identical Afrikaans words in Dutch, everyone falls about laughing. Of course they're now two very different languages, especially when spoken, though there are many differences in spelling too. John Grimshaw Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ Dr. John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567