tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2731581580279503490..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: USA there I wentRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-30409174463666173732011-05-11T01:31:23.583-07:002011-05-11T01:31:23.583-07:00Bevvy and pivo are both ultimately from the Indo-E...Bevvy and pivo are both ultimately from the Indo-European root *pi-, "drink".Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-86450326723479606502011-05-10T12:53:10.188-07:002011-05-10T12:53:10.188-07:00Yes Ron, and the Romany may have brought it in fro...Yes Ron, and the Romany may have brought it in from the East, but I'd say the first syllable in beverage is related to the word pivo. Bevo so to speak, like Patto. :)<br /><br />Gary<br /><br />P.S. No report on the Pretty Things EI Porter??Gary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-87969970253726118732011-05-10T11:07:09.447-07:002011-05-10T11:07:09.447-07:00Gary, bevvy is, I believe, short for "beverag...Gary, bevvy is, I believe, short for "beverage".<br /><br />Pivo - that seems much closer.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73699147414164030572011-05-10T10:54:55.635-07:002011-05-10T10:54:55.635-07:00I'd say peevy is related to bevvy, a term know...I'd say peevy is related to bevvy, a term known in Australia but probably a regional English cant brought over. A "b" can shift to "p". It's easy to see how such terms can vary in pronunciation given the different accents here and there and spelling vagaries.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-9634685406331043312011-05-10T04:24:46.935-07:002011-05-10T04:24:46.935-07:00If you can't fit a Papazian/BJCP style it obvi...If you can't fit a Papazian/BJCP style it obviously isn't beer.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.com