There have a couple of words of the day that seemed to be worthy of note in these lists. There may even be some who would find it entertaining to subscribe (it's free). Here is one that arrived today. Stan (researching WICKMAN and GREINER) The Word of the Day for August 27 is: Gotterdammerung \guh(r)-tuhr-DEH-muh-rung or guh(r)-turh-DA-muh-rung\ (noun) : a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder Example sentence: Although we all hoped for a peaceful transfer of power, we feared the conflict would instead end in a chaotic Gotterdammerung. Did you know? Norse mythology specified that the destruction of the world would be preceded by a cataclysmic final battle between the good and evil gods, resulting in the heroic deaths of all the "good guys." The German word for this earth-shattering last battle was "Gotterdammerung." Literally, "gotterdammerung" means "twilight of the gods" ("Gotter" is the plural of "Gott," "god," and "Dammerung" means "twilight"). Figuratively, the term is extended to situations of world-altering destruction marked by extreme chaos and violence. In the 19th century, the German composer Richard Wagner brought attention to the word "Gotterdammerung" when he chose it as the title of the last opera of his cycle _Der Ring des Nibelungen_, and by the early 20th century, the word had entered English. ---------------- Brought to you by Merriam-Webster Inc. http://www.m-w.com ---------------- Visit http://www.m-w.com/service/subinst.htm to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Word of the Day mailing list. To subscribe to the list by email, send a blank email to mw-wod-subscribe-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com. To unsubscribe via email, send a blank email to mw-wod-signoff-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com. If you have questions about your subscription, write to mw-wod-request@listserv.webster.m-w.com. Send other questions or comments about the Word of the Day to word@m-w.com. (c) 2000 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated