> If you search the remote wilds of, say, OED2, you'll find a 1931 > example of _presenteeism_, along with a 1892 from Mark Twain of > _presentee_ 'one who is present'. Touché, my dear sir! -- Michael Quinion Editor, World Wide Words E-mail: <TheEditor at worldwidewords.org> Web: <http://www.worldwidewords.org/>