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[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <rhhq5n$blm$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
<seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes: 

> On 2020-08-18 17:02:19 +0000, gérard Calliet said:
> 
> > Hey Stephen, do you know the difference between a concept and a 
> > peculiar reality?
> 
> My own reality tends toward "peculiar".
> 
> Though I suspect "particular" was meant there.
> 
> A quick ponder did find the existence of Peculiar Realtors, for those 
> planning to pull up stakes to purchase property near Peculiar.

It's like "actual".  In most languages other than English, the cognate
means "current", so a common mistake is to say something like "it is of
no actual interest" when one means "it is of no current interest". 
(Bonus points if you spot the reference.) 

Similar, cognates of "peculiar" usually mean "particular".  Usually, 
"peculiar" in English, today, means "strange".  There are other 
examples, though, such as "peculiar velocity", which is used to 
distinguish individual from collective motion in astronomy.