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Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Kimberly's reply in Jill's thread, "Let's Talk About Picky Eater's Again
> <G>" got me to wondering if there is a difference between picky and
> fussy. In my mind there is, but I am having a difficult time
> articulating it.

I thought there was a difference. I read the other posts. No, there
isn't a distinct, definable difference. I looked at my dictionary,
which I do often. The first word used in the definition of both was
"fastidious". Well, that was a clue. The first example in both related
to food. OK. The thesaurus entry for "fussy" cited "picky", although
at the end. There was no thesaurus entry for "picky".

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> I repeat my question: Is there a difference between a fussy eater and a
> picky eater? How would you describe the differences?

Don't think so, after a day's reflection.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"[Don't] assume that someone is "broken" just because they behave in ways
you don't like or don't understand." --Miche