In article <16bcab50-0b00-97dc-8b51-7b444ea45cea@xxxxxxxxx> you write: >> There may be better alternatives, such as canonical. > >"Canonical" applies in some circumstances but not always. The historical meaning of "Canonical" is that something is part of the canon of Christian scripture. It by implication excludes people from other cultural backgrounds. I'm not sure whether I believe that, but we're sitting on a whole lot of turtles here. R's, John