On 9 Mar 2000, Eric Smith wrote:
  allisonp(a)world.std.com wrote:
  Up to that point verbs and nouns were
 more of an abstraction needed to pass tests than working tools. 
 This sentence no verb!  :-) 
I spent five years working for a Japanese firm, NEC.  Now I speak english
well.
I couldn't resist the temptation.
Allison