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Still alive sqad but everyone I "knew" on Answerbank seems to have moved on and lots of young people have taken their place, which I suppose is the normal progress of life. Still useful to answer questions though.
To Sir Oracle and Jomifl thanks for the answer - I have no idea how to do that as I am English, with no vestige of French (except for a bit of schoolgirl stuff vaguely remembered). I suppose I could tell him to buy one himself and I could supply the money, but it doesn't seem quite the same - buying your own gift!