Interesting that "pace" means 2 steps. It certainly also means just 1 step, in common parlance. Just one of those little contradictions of language. Here is def. 3 for pace, according to < www.m-w.com >: 3 a : step 2a(1) b : any of various units of distance based on the length of a human step and this is def. 2a(1) for step: 2 a (1) : an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere --Dan _____________________________________________________________________ "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi." --Peter Schickele