----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- When I first met the topic in the list, I had the same impression as Backhouse had, that is, of what interest was this query? Was it a linguistic one, just checking if people knew enough French? Reading the answers, however, I learned some interesting things about the history of economic thought. Details, of course, but interest on them seems to characterize our profile in the profession. Ana Maria Bianchi Universidade de Sao Paulo ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]