About "root to branch", "root and branch" and, I think more appositely, "roots and|to branches" (one root and one branch are surely a very special case), a petition to the Long Parliament of 1640 from a group of Londoners concludes with the peroration
We therefore most humbly pray, and beseech this honourable assembly, the premises considered, that the said government with all its dependencies, roots and branches, may be abolished, and all laws in their behalf made void, and the government according to God's word may be rightly placed amongst us: and we your humble suppliants, as in duty we are bound, will daily pray for his majesty's long and happy reign over us, and for the prosperous success of this high and honourable Court of Parliament. The 'government' to be abolished was that of the Church I don't know that IBM has an established, formal procedure for accepting such petitions, but those who want to abolish the zIIP and zAAP "roots and branches" may be able to find a place within it where such a petition can be lodged. As usual, they should first reflect briefly on what would happen if their petition were granted. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
