Obviously the advert was written by an individual; however the advert was placed by a medium sized recruitment agency, so I think they were trying to make the job sound important and exciting not only for the applicants but also for the client. Sadly, I hear more and more people speaking in this fractured way. The link to the advert. http://www.seek.com.au/showjob.asp?jobid=12660943 Colin -- cdb, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 14/05/2008 Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist