This answer has not been rated.

Thank you very much... saved a great deal of time.

This answer has not been rated.

Several wonderful references, and even translated!  Thanks very much! 
Once I have a chance to study these, I plan to post this question
again in hopes of digging up some more.

Well researched, thorough, comprehensive, informative and thoughtful: 
Can't ask for more than that!  Many thanks!

It is great , thanks a lot!

Thank you Leli for being so diligent with your research. As the editor
of this book died in 1945, I understand that as a consequence, it will
be in copyright till 2011, at the earliest.  In the meantime I'll just
keep it to admire for myself.

This answer has not been rated.

Wow. I'm amazed. I thought I had done a pretty good job of scouring
Google for this one. Excellent researcher!

Very succinct answers exactly what I asked for.  Very fast also.  I
would use this researcher again.

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

Thanks -- but I wonder why these did not come up when I Googled "Ramon
Frade"?  Anyway, thanks again. Yours, Magdav

Excellent, very thorough, thank you.

Nice job, even if you were not able to find the quote I was looking for.

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

Many thanks for very full answer. I had hoped for a tiny bit more on
RD's family and find difficulty tracing the sources you mention for
these. Otherwise smashing! Wish I were richer and could pay more!

Very detailed answer and fulfillled my answers.  Great work. Thanks!

Thank-you.  You've given me a fair bit to look at which is exactly
what I was hoping for.  I may post a follow-up, but at this point I
don't expect I have to.

Courteous, professional, I'll definitely use this service again.

Thank you, Leli.  Wow!  I never knew the part about preserving
etymology as a matter of spelling fashion or about printers' adding
letters to words to pad their pay rates.  Fascinating!

Apteryx

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

thanks leli.
I have never heard of a middle name like Battle but it seems appropriate.

This answer has not been rated.

Thank you very much for the information you were able to find!

Many thanks for this wonderful assistance. I really appreciate it and
will be back  with more questions.

This answer has not been rated.

Great answer - thanks

This answer has not been rated.

Thanks Leli.  For the perspective.

Hi, Leli

Great! 

I have had a quote from a (former) friend of mine of 9 Eurocents per
word. Outrageous!

Another friend of mine (Luc, a Belge no less) was given the job of
acting as Official Translator for a Diplomatic Mission to the Gabon.

The highlight of the visit was a dinner, hosted by President Bongo (I
kid you not), where Luc's job was to translate the various speeches
into and out of French.

Unfortunately, M Le President spoke the most atrocious French and my
friend Luc could not understand a word ... So Luc had to guess at what
the President might have said ...

Reportedly, all went well ... anyway, Luc returned with his head intact.

Warmest whatsits

Bryan

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

This is great! Thanks again:-)

Sharp and to the point.  Thanks, Leli.

Apteryx

A Perfect Start to My Day!

a personal interest by Leli.
produced a thesis in Market Research.what a wonderful person it must be.

That's the one!  Great work, thanks.  "Your dinner's in the cooking system", eh?

This answer has not been rated.

This answer has not been rated.

Thanks, this is great! Sorry it took so long to rate the answer, I've
had lots on my mind. Thanks again:-)

(How do I tip you; can't seem to find it?)

Hi, Leli

The Judges of the Star Chamber have met and we are delighted to
announce that you have been awarded an unprecented 100 (ONE HUNDRED)
stars.

We are not sure how to reflect your success on the Scoreboard ... we
will leave that to Answerfinder ... And why not?

Also many thanks to Answerfinder for the interesting link.

Regards

Bryan & Daisy

This answer has not been rated.