Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 3:51:13 AM, Ceridwen Harris wrote: CH> Anglo-Indian can be used in two ways - as 1) settled in India but CH> of British origin 2) being of mixed race, English and Indian That's why I said JE to AA>(if by Anglo-Indian you mean -- my apologies -- people of JE to AA>"mixed race): that is, hence the "if". But I believe I misinterpreted something I read about Thackeray's mother; it seems she, like his father, was of Anglo-Indian -- in sense 1) -- descent. -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html