on May 18th 2000, 23:38:56, C. Rice wrote the following about ish: "Americans are squeamish about this kind of thing: Mixing word parts to produce Foolish or sweetish sounds-- Only half there, relatively unthought, Still shimmering in the dusk Or dawnish early light." Well E E Cummings was an American. True, maybe he made some squeamish at first.