Here is the current, still slightly awkward, version: [ Due to the nature of C, there is no there is no need to fetch the 2nd and 3rd arguments if func2 doesn't need them. ] I say "slightly awkward" because, on first reading, it seems to be saying the obvious, i.e., "There is no need for X if there is no need for X." (And it might be better to explicitly identity the characteristic of C that is referred to here. Ah, but that is obvious to anyone who knows C, no doubt ...) If you prefer 'characteristic' to 'nature' here, then is should be: Due to a characteristic of C, ... OR, Due to characteristics of C, ... Not, C's characteristic/ the characteristic of C Thanks again. (I've now ascended to the philosophical heights of the first part of ch5:) Jon -- Jon Babcock <jon / kanji.com>