> The long answer is that I can't properly fathom refined points of usage for anything like "superlative", "transitive verbs", "abstract nouns" and "pluperfect subjunctive predicate".

Well, neither can I. I'm just happy if I can keep my tenses correct when writing.

I'd check out Strunk & White's Elements of Style. It's a good reference book that I haven't used in years.

-Faux "I wonder what they'd say about us putting quotes in the middle of our names?" Pas