I've been told this many times in the wrong way of course. -- cal, Lewisville, TX
This is fun. Essentially, this can be abbreviated ( and perhaps is supposed to be ? ) as a single ( confusing ) sentence. Later: Hm; I tried, but am unable to [ sensibly ] re-position the duplicative "does" and the "is" and "becomes." Too many tenses, but ought to be workable. Maybe it would make a good parlor game. "Put these three truths in one sentence." Well, it was fun trying ( but "trying" isn't in the list ! ) -- Bob, Charlotte, VT
may be, could be, sometimes -- Mike, Norwalk
You are what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out. ;-) -- E Archer, NYC