t'was u24 underused by many, overused by me, in both typed and verbal communication. 060223 ... no reason i say 'twas 060223 ... u24 'twas is acceptable, i suppose. 060224 ... u24 meep! i just created 'twas and it's not linking! perhaps _twas ? 060224 ... Hmmmm... Hmmmm... 060224 ... bsc the ' replaces the i in "it" so 'tis "'twas" 100709 what's it to you? who go blather from