>>If I write "-", I mean "-". (I've never actually written "-" in that context,
>>but I would be _way_ ticked if a Fox function changed it on me.)
>If you're putting strings together, the "normalized" way would be with "+"
>would it not?

Depends on how you're putting them together.

"123  " + "4" = "123  4"
"123  " - "4" = "1234"