Commemorative epithets come with their own risks, not the least of which is pronunciation! Russell At 01:14 PM 10/6/2009, you wrote: >???? One of my pet peeves is the misspelling of the word "cupanii".? >This Italian botanist regularly used in his corespondence and other >writing the latinized version of of his name as Cupanus.? Hence the >genative singular would be " cupani,"? with just one "i" .?? >Admittedly verry few people learn Latin any more? but Brian Mathew >and others who should know better consistently use the misspelled version.? Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/