Let me profess both my own ignorance and the appreant ignorance of THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY in not knowing the meaning of this word and it's sibling, extradiegetic. Could someone please expalin them to me please. I've seen them used several times in this list and am greatly interested in their meanings. Thank you, Wm. R. Pace PS - As these words were used in Gloria Monti's Sat, Jun 3, 1995 4:16 PM EDT post of Re: On the race of actors and characters. I would like to add that I agree with her and Stephen Brophy's opinon that "Authenticity" isn't the issue.", providing roles for a group of people underrepresented in the past is. ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]