diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a927e9037..c7f2c6686 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-02-19  Robert Larice
+ * src/frontend/numparam/mystring.c ,
+ * src/frontend/numparam/nupatest.c ,
+ * src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c ,
+ * src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c :
+    numparm, un-pascal-ify, ws() wln()
+
 2011-02-19  Robert Larice
  * src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c :
     numparm, cleanup, (())
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/mystring.c b/src/frontend/numparam/mystring.c
index 640f0d2a0..b855e0127 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/mystring.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/mystring.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ new (size_t sz)
     void *p = tmalloc (sz);
     if (p == NULL)
     {			/* fatal error */
-        ws (" new() failure. Program halted.\n");
+        printf (" new() failure. Program halted.\n");
         controlled_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
     return p;
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/nupatest.c b/src/frontend/numparam/nupatest.c
index b54e5ae92..946625c62 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/nupatest.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/nupatest.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ and substitute node/device name arguments.
         dn= runscript(dico, subpfx, idef+1, istop, maxnest-1);
         nline= nline+dn; 
       } else { /* FIXME: error message here! */
-        ws("cannot find subckt "); ws(buf2[i]); wln(); 
+        printf("cannot find subckt %s\n", buf2[i]);
       }
     } else if ( (c != '?') && NotZ(buf2[i][0]) ) {         
       /*  keep any other valid non-empty line, and its prefix pointer */
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void getnodelist(char * form, char * act, char * s, tdico *dic, int k)
   if ( idef>0 ) { 
     scopy(t, buf2[idef]); 
   } else {
-    ws("Subckt call error: "); ws(s); wln();
+    printf("Subckt call error: %s\n", s);
   }
   j=0; ls= length(t);
   j= getnextword(t,u,j); 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void nupa_test(char * fname, char mode)
     }
     fclose(tf);
   } else {
-    ws("Cannot find "); ws(fname); wln();
+    printf("Cannot find %s\n", fname);
   }
   /* continuation lines are glued at this stage, so they can be ignored
      in all the subsequent manipulations.
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ void nupa_test(char * fname, char mode)
       if ( dic->category[k] == 'X' ) { 
         if ( parstack< (10-1) ) { Inc(parstack) ;}
         getnodelist(formals[parstack], actuals[parstack], s, dic,k);
-        /*dbg: ws("Form: "); ws(formals[parstack] ); wln(); */
-        /*dbg: ws("Actu: "); ws(actuals[parstack]); wln(); */;
+        /*dbg: printf("Form: %s\n", formals[parstack]); */
+        /*dbg: printf("Actu: %s\n", actuals[parstack]); */;
       } else if ( dic->category[k]=='U' ) { /* return from subckt */
         if ( parstack>0 ) { Dec(parstack) ;}
       }
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
index d7d82129d..4e5b4c41d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ nupa_done (void)
         sadd (&rep, " Errors=");
         nadd (&rep, nerrors);
         cadd (&rep, '\n');
-        ws ( spice_dstring_value(&rep) ) ;
-        ws ("Numparam expansion errors: Run Spice anyway? y/n ? \n");
+        printf ( "%s", spice_dstring_value(&rep) ) ;
+        printf ("Numparam expansion errors: Run Spice anyway? y/n ?\n");
         spice_dstring_reinit(&rep) ;
         rs (&rep);
         reply = spice_dstring_value(&rep) ;
@@ -903,12 +903,8 @@ nupa_eval (char *s, int linenum, int orig_linenum)
     evalcountS++;
 #ifdef TRACE_NUMPARAMS
     fprintf (stderr, "** SJB - leaving nupa_eval(): %s   %d\n", s, err);
-    ws ("** SJB -                  --> ");
-    ws (s);
-    wln ();
-    ws ("** SJB - leaving nupa_eval()");
-    wln ();
-    wln ();
+    printf ("** SJB -                  --> %s\n", s);
+    printf ("** SJB - leaving nupa_eval()\n\n");
 #endif /* TRACE_NUMPARAMS */
     if (err)
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
index c2cdc1184..2cfde7289 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ fetchnumentry (tdico * dico, char *t, bool *perr)
     entry *entry_p ;			/* hash table entry */
 
     entry_p = entrynb (dico, t);        /* no keyword */
-    /*dbg -- if ( k<=0 ) { ws("Dico num lookup fails. ") ;} */
+    /*dbg -- if ( k<=0 ) { printf("Dico num lookup fails.") ;} */
 
     while ( entry_p && (entry_p->tp == 'P') )
         entry_p = entry_p->pointer ;