I hope it is not too far off topic to observe that Sir Ernest Gowers said of his book, 'Plain Words' and of Fowler's 'Modern English Usage' that they were the perfect books to keep in what he called the "Necessarium' because one could always be entertained and instructed for a few minutes, and put the book down without worry about losing the place. I mean it as a high compliment when I sat that this site is just the same. May I offer my best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the Listers who have gone to the trouble of helping me directly since I discovered this list, and the many others who have contributed indirectly to my knowledge and enjoyment of a great deal of local history and geography. And, of course, my most sincere thanks to the sitemaster. Bruce Dodd, Ottawa