Morning All
I think this is me!! When I pulled up a 'new email' to check, sure
enough I use the dont panix address!! Will have to ensure I send them
to the arachne address instead! Now provided other people also send
to arachne, I think I'll be doing that also when I hit reply!
Will
Liz, you are so lucky. I absolutely love opals. I've got a ring, earrings,
and bar brooch all with small green opals, which I bought for myself, but
very much regret that, when my grandmother died in the 1980s, no-one knew
what the large (about half an inch by three quarters of an inch)
Afternoon Spiders All
That would've been me too Carol!! Just think how much money we
would've made though, being a tourist attraction!! Hope the 'young
german' behaved himself when you were draped over his shoulder!! (and
your husband didn't get too jealous)
Incidentally, you also
On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:47, David in Ballarat wrote:
The ive ending is usually reserved for adjectives. Know any other
similar examples of nouns?
Prerogative. Palliative. Motive. All function as both nouns and
adjectives, as does detective. I think all of them are, probably, of
French origin
At 02:21 AM 13/06/2008, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:47, David in Ballarat wrote:
The ive ending is usually reserved for adjectives. Know any other
similar examples of nouns?
Prerogative. Palliative. Motive. All function as both nouns and
adjectives, as does detective. I
Can't find David's original email, but is this one?
locomotive (a steam train)
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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locomotive (a steam train)
You can also have diesel and electric locomotives, Jean - locomotive
refers to the engine, not the fuel that powers it!
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Jane Partridge
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On Jun 12, 2008, at 12:52, David in Ballarat wrote:
Interesting, and probably correct. However, of the 3 samples you
offered, only motive operates as a noun in Australian English, the
other 2 remain as adjectives - nope - I have heard prerogative used
as a noun - sorry. But Palliative is
In a message dated 6/12/2008 9:27:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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But Palliative is mostly followed by Care -
perhaps always so, although I'm always reluctant to use an absolute
I don't know about Australia, but in this US you can be given a palliative
to relieve
On Jun 12, 2008, at 23:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My choice for a palliative might be the aperitive (or aperitif) that
Tamara
was referring to. But don't tell those primitives, my relatives, or
their
agent operatives since it is none of their business what I use for a
restorative.
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