On 31 Dec 2008, at 23:55, Carrol Cox wrote:

> perdurable

http://books.google.com/books?id=Aq7y3IPMdyQC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=downstairs+composing&source=web&ots=t1ohPV-nrc&sig=VOn7wQSxtc4tArlOs7jh3Or3I14&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

i agree - as an ulsterman i can say we anglo irish take a certain  
proide in our ability to turn on the tone