Peter wrote:
>
> We will even drink red with chicken if that's what happens to show up and it
> somehow happens to get corked... oh the horror of generous guests!


There it is again. "Corked" to mean bottle of wine opened, as in cork
removed.


Until a few weeks ago, "corked" always meant spoiled to me, as in a
chemical process having to do with the cork making the wine unpalateable.


(Google isn't working for me, or I'd find a quick explanation of the
chemical process and point y'all to it. Alas, I'm googleless until the
resident computer wizard comes to my rescue.


Words change. Language changes. As much as I like to stick to the old
ways, I'm willing to update my usage.


--Lia