Greetings, Reading ?sprintf it seems like the word "be" was omitted: --- ./src/library/base/man/sprintf.Rd Tue Sep 20 19:48:55 2005 +++ /tmp/sprintf.Rd Fri Jan 27 13:51:10 2006 @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ } Further, as from \R 2.1.0, immediately after \code{\%} may come \code{1$} to \code{99$} to refer to the numbered argument: this allows - arguments to referenced out of order and is mainly intended for + arguments to be referenced out of order and is mainly intended for translators of error messages. If this is done it is best if all formats are numbered: if not the unnumbered ones process the arguments in order. See the examples. Thank you, Stephen :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Stephen Weigand Division of Biostatistics Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn., USA Phone (507) 266-1650, fax 284-9542