>I've not had a hommage before. Quite tasty, they are..., rhyme with "rummage," I believe.> Like Romney's c.v., "hommage" raises suspicions of darkest francophilia (and perhaps related -philias too). Contrast this more lightly Teutonic entry from Root's 'Dictionary of Philosophy': "Festschrift: The ultimate accolade. Everyone gets one." D Hommage rhymes with 'fromage' btw Of which it often has a metaphorical whiff