Sure, katlaughing. I used to have a lot of problems with distinctions like that one until I got a book on grammar and punctuation called, Woe Is I, The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English. It's a lot of fun, and easy for me to understand, grammarphobe that I am.

Well, GUEST, until I came to live with my hubby, JtS, I was using a computer that was built from spare parts and given to me by my brother-in-law (and for a few months, I was using one that belonged to my neighbor because he didn't have room in his apartment for it). I spent a nominal amount of money each month to have a connection to the internet because I couldn't get out very often to be around people (I didn't have a car, I didn't have enough energy to make the effort to make and keep friends.). Sometimes I didn't see any people at all for weeks at a time. I had a telephone with local and long distance service for the same reason.

So the small amount of money spent on the internet connection (and telephone) was as important for my health as fresh vegetables (isolation being just as bad for one's health as poor nutrition... any doctor will tell you that). It was a good call, I think, because it kept me from giving in completely to dispair. And it's how I met my husband.

These days, I count myself a very fortunate woman. I have a wonderful husband, and my needs are being met.