[buffaloguy]

“should read “..separate..””

Thanks. I can never remember whether there is or is not “a rat” in “separate”.

There is a rat...I will have to write that on the chalkboard 100 times now.

[tnlibertarian]

Thanks. I can never remember whether there is or is not "a rat" in "separate".

At the risk of getting completely off topic, that is one of those words I stumble over. I once wrote a book report on 'A Separate Peace' in which I misspelled 'separate' everytime. I now remember it by likening it to the word 'pare', where they both can mean to cut apart. I have no idea if they share a similar etymology, but it works for me.

[Erasmus]

The real question is whether there is a par in seperate.

Oops----≤}8^)----there is a par in separate!