"Erik Max Francis" <max at alcyone.com> wrote in message news:3EDFC47D.27B3331 at alcyone.com... > Jack Diederich wrote: > > > so if you want to be a grammar nazi it was Pollyannaish, or Pollyannish (final a elided). which I prefer, especially if adding -ness. But, to my surprise, the former gets more Google hits. TJR