Cheers Geoffrey, Yeah, that was why I chose 'spelt' instead of 'named'. :-) Not your favourite part of the world, then?! Terry From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Marnell Thanks for the witty response, but the town (and university) is, oddly enough, pronounced "Redding". A miserable little place mid-way between London and Oxford (on the railway, at least), and the place where Oscar Wilde expelled his last few lung-fulls of putrid Victorian air. Cheers Geoffrey Marnell