Debbie, I just can't resist correcting you: "charles and his fluisy openly committed adultery" floozy or floozie The word is used rather flippantly these days. However it appears to have originally been a term for a prostitute. Perhaps a bit harsh for Camilla? And Christine: "We cow tow to people" kowtow, kow tow or kow-tow It's origin is Chinese. Wikipedia has a fascinating article on it. You use the term correctly, according to it's meaning in English, which has shifted significantly from its original meaning in traditional Chinese culture. Peter Fagan ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************