Mr.Cornwell, love all your books and can`t wait for the next Uhtred episode. It is indeed because I enjoy your work so much that I have found myself becoming a little irritated by a very small matter. It seems to me that every time you describe a group of men etc., you refer to them as a score. As you know a score means twenty and I do feel that you now overuse this particular word. I have never before felt compelled to write to an author, so please accept my pedantism as a compliment. all the best Alex ( just turned 40, grumpy, whining old man)