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 mostly followed by "Care" - perhaps always so, although I'm always reluctant to use an absolute. :)
In the nearest-to-hand dictionary (Oxford Concise), "motive" and "paliative" are described as "adj, n", suggesting that adjectival use is more common. However, "prerogative" is described as "n, adj". I haven't checked any of three American dictionaries -- too lazy to trek up ad down the stairs any more than I have to, in his heat.
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