Hi Marcia:

Long time no speak. I missed Frankfurt in 2003 - hope you had a good 'un.

>I don't know if you are aware of this or not, but "ticking someone off" in the U.S. means to make them angry. As you can see, the phrase has a very different meaning than it does in the UK < s >.

That is exactly what I meant. I wasn't aware it means something different in the UK <s>.