From: | Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie> |
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To: | Alban Hertroys <dalroi(at)solfertje(dot)student(dot)utwente(dot)nl> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, byrnejb(at)harte-lyne(dot)ca, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Getting a sample data set. |
Date: | 2011-01-19 10:00:01 |
Message-ID: | 4D36B621.8090005@iol.ie |
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On 19/01/2011 00:04, Alban Hertroys wrote:
> On 18 Jan 2011, at 23:03, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
>
>>>> I suppose you meant particular? Yes, definitely. Although I'm
>>>> sure some would find it peculiar as well :)
>>>
>>> Actually, "peculiar to" is perfectly correct here, though a bit
>>> old-fashioned. According to my dictionary, it originally meant
>>
>> That's a phrase we use in this part of the world also.... or maybe
>> it's just what I learnt from my mother. :-)
>
>
> I can't really comment on that, I'm Dutch. English is but my second
> language. This usage of peculiar is just peculiar to me. But, I've
> learned something new from you guys, so thanks for that. I'll
> probably be pestering some British friends with it in the coming days
> :)
The few time I've visited the Netherlands, I got the impression that
many Dutch people spoke better English than many native speakers. :-)
> Talk about getting off-topic... I didn't get the impression anyone
> did mind though.
Yeah, getting just a bit OT. :-)
Ray.
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Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland
rod(at)iol(dot)ie
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