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Re: [OM] OT Peculiar (now BEER)

Subject: Re: [OM] OT Peculiar (now BEER)
From: JOHN DUGGAN <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:35:24 +0000 (GMT)
Of course there is also Theakson Old Peculiar...a very nice beer!  (and 
guaranteed to turn you quite peculiar if drunk to excess!!)     
 www.theakstons.co.uk/Ales/Old-Peculier/
 
Regards
John Duggan,
Wales, UK


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On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You did indicate that you weren't sure, so maybe you would like to consider
> York to Bolingbroke, Richard II Act2 Scene 3?
>
> Although Andrew's use of peculiar might seem odd (peculiar!) to you, it
> doesn't seem so to me, and seems to be in accord with dictionaries over
> here
> as well as over there - so what's wrong?
>
> Of course, "peculiar" as a noun has a very specific meaning, and in
 that
> sense is certainly odd, but nothing wrong with that!
>

Yes, you are right on Rich II, thanks.

I was not disputing the use of "peculiarly" in an adverbial form.
Perfectly correct.  I simply have doubts that the practice of using nouns
as verbs and so forth is peculiar to Americans.  It is common enough
though.  And I could be wrong.  It's a hard thing to weigh in the balance.

Joel W.
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