A weird request for comments section

yes, there are ways.

start by checking existing topics with the same question:
https://www.ads-software.com/search/change+leave+a+reply+text?forums=1

great answer @michael

Yes it was …and with an extra super perusal of that darn coding I managed to find what I was looking for at the very bottom of the file (comment.php) … searched for that line a number of times- must have had my reading glasses on the wrong way ?? … “Please add a Comment” is so much better in the context of this particular site than “Leave a Reply” whick would really makes no sense to many.