Hi Brian The more you think about it the more you realise there are words we use that many wouldn't understand Mind you when we used to get Glaswegians in the shop, I had to interpret for the wife as she could not make out what they were on about :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, > > I forgot to mention the words Susannah used to describe how her health was - "this leaves me > middling". What a great word is middling. Personally I still use it today but get funny looks from > a few folk who obviously have no idea what I'm saying or what it means. > > Brian Binns