Well, end of silliness, says Richard, but whether it is or not I
would like to thank all the participants in the great Theobald debate
- it's been a wonderful antidote to examiners' meetings!

Best wishes to all
Diana

>
>  > In one of Saki's tales, there is a Lady Mary Drachmanton with a cat called
>>  Tobermory.
>>
>>  John Insley
>
>So since <Mory> is Gaelic for `Mary', _Ma'iri_, <Tober> must be Gaelic for
>`cat'.
>
>End of silliness.
>
>RC
>
>--
>Richard Coates
>
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>University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
>
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>
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School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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