>I have to admit, I did not care about that up to now ( we have time until 2005 when the old
>writing will actually become wrong). So I was not even sure how to *correctly* write Your
>"wine-sentence". and found this at the "DUDEN-WebSite" (see very far down. We do not want to
>bore the others too much with that<g>.

Thanks; I was wondering, what the rule was. I think the paragraph you pasted has clarified my doubts.

>My Fatherinlaw's (?? my wife's father ??) name was Hilmar. It's very seldom here.
>So I'm thinking of him everytime I see Your name.

I think the spelling is father-in-law.

I understand "Hilmar" is a Norwegian name; my parents told me it means something like "great warrior". Well, while we are not exactly fond of war, you can also be a "warrior" in some noble cause... So there is really no need to change my name. (I couldn't find my name in www.ivillage.com, which is suposed to have a large collection of names.)

Hilmar.