Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx: On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:09:56 +1000, you wrote: > Yes, according to Fowler's Modern English Usage, 'annex' is the verb and= 'annexe' is > the noun, except in America where 'annex' can also be a noun. However, it= seems that > that American usage is now spreading - and has certainly reached the= Department of > Defence! > The reference to material that's bundled with a document but also serves= as a document > in its own right is one I'd heard of, too. The consensus here seems to be= that that's > what should be called an 'annex'. However, my colleague here just found a= reference > that seems to suggest exactly the opposite - that that should be called an= appendix and > the supplementary material that amplifies or gives further detail should= be called an > annex! > > > My preference is to avoid 'annex' altogether. If we need to invoke Hitler= to do so - > well so be it! > Oh I really wouldn't like to toss the cat amongst the pigeons, but we also= seem to have a local variant : "annexure" . Well, in some places, it's referred to as being of "Aust." origin. And let's skip over annexal, adnexal and of courses an adnexa, shall we ? Oh, for the simple life: "Extra bits we left out earlier" --Peter M ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************