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Re: partyer, partier ???
by Richard Polhill <richard.news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jan 3, 2007 at 08:40 AM
| Simon wrote:
> Hi,
> Being that time of year I have a festive question.
> Both the words partyer and partier are listed by dictionary.com:
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/partier
>
> However I haven't found either of these two words in any other on-line
> dictionary.
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> Does anybody know if they are american english and not british english?
>
> Happy New Year,
> Simon.
>
>
Hmm not sure the word exists as such but can legally be built by adding
-er
suffix to party. Partier cannot possibly be correct, however.
Rather than make up words it would be better to use party-goer or reveller
as
they carry the intended meaning.
Rich


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"Simon" <nos |
2007-01-01 23:51:12 |
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Einde O'Callaghan <ein |
2007-01-02 23:09:13 |
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Richard Polhill <richa |
2007-01-03 08:40:38 |
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Miss Elaine Eos <Misc@ |
2007-01-03 07:10:01 |
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Einde O'Callaghan <ein |
2007-01-03 18:22:52 |
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Richard Polhill <richa |
2007-01-04 08:41:58 |
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Einde O'Callaghan <ein |
2007-01-03 18:15:59 |
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Richard Polhill <richa |
2007-01-04 08:52:32 |
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Richard Polhill <richa |
2007-01-05 09:36:43 |
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Chris Croughton <chris |
2007-01-05 14:43:24 |
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Richard Polhill <richa |
2007-01-05 16:04:23 |
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Chris Croughton <chris |
2007-01-06 12:33:43 |
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