BSeed, you'e right of course, with some papers. The one here that I write for is Wyoming's only statewide paper, but it is also not that grand. Up until the new editor came (who is now living, thank gawd!) my opinion pieces wereon the editorial pages, with letters to the editor being on the opposite page. Now, I am still in the Sunday edition, just on a "Forum" page all it's own across from the editorial page. who knows what teh new editor will do.

Out here, I've always heard them called op/ed pieces. In the Liberal Opinion Week (www.liberalopinion.com) it is allreprints of editorial and opinion pieces from around the country. I think, in general, at least from what I've seen, the lines have blurred a little. Our editorial page always has opinion columns on it.

As for words: my dad always called the glove compartment in a car the "grub box" meant for food. I didn't realize I did this until the other night, we women are called and call ourselves "gals".

Who can forget that famous mountain range the Grand Tetons, which my french speaking hubby says means big breasts and which the uninitiated call "Teh uns" while we call them the "Tee-tawns". Then there are the town and river called Belle Fourche, which in french is mostly said "bell foosh", but if yer a native you say "bell four shay". The Popo Agie River is pronounced "Poe poe shah".

I'm gonna have to call dad and get some from him. His language is so colouful. I am so used to these I can't think of any!

katl