IF it was *you* interested in this topic but without time to check it out, sorry I lost your name and e-mail, but - the existing module Lingua::EN::Syllable is so inaccurate that I grabbed some freeware rhyming dictionary files that contain syllable counts, and put them in an SQL db with perl interface. On CPAN as Lingua::Syllable (sometime today). Be warned that it requires both Lingua::EN::Syllable as a fall-back, and Lingua::Rhyme, which is large. cheers lee Lee Goddard http://www.leegoddard.com Perl / XML / XSLT / Java / AI MIDI Music _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users