[Ads-l] Paul Revere Quote

[Mark Mandel]

I haven't seen any comments on the use of "equipment" as a countable noun,
which I have never encountered:

On Apr 13, 2017 2:34 PM, "Peter Reitan" wrote:


An eyewitness account recorded fifty years after the fact by someone who
was 15 or 16 at the time...:

"...   - the British are coming out, and if there is any soldier in the
house, he must turn out and repair to Lexington as soon as possible."  Who
that man was I never knew.  I immediately arose, took my gun and
*equipments*, and started for Lexington."


Mark

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