In a message dated 98-06-01 08:04:29 EDT, you write: >catastrophize??? > >izzataword? I've heard it used many times in the past 3 or 4 years and have even used it myself (was a teacher of college English). I've also heard "awful-ize," which I think means more or less the same thing. Not great English, but useful and descriptive. Delda White CG Bob 66/1.5