>>So I suppose lines 1-2 interrelate just as lines 3-4 & 5-6 do. But still, the phrase "typing pool" is about as antiquated as "stenographer", innit? I mean, we're all typists nowadays, aren't we?<<
Yeah, but we (or at least I) don't work in the typing pools of Billy Wilder's 'The Apartment' any more. Typing seems to be an individualistic thing. I agree that the phrase 'typing pool' is antiquated. Let's not forget too that 'typewriter' used to refer to a person. Mike in Barcelona NP Prefab Sprout A Life Of Surprises