Doesn't Anthony Burgess cover this ground (somewhat) in his novel 1985? He shows a definite dislike for STANDARD ENGLISH, which seems to have been not mentioned in this hub-bub about Foo-bonics of all stripes. Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net "do the boogie woogie in the South American way" Rhumba Boogie- Hank Snow (1955)