On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 13:16:02 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> In article >, cshenk1
> @cox.net says...
> >
> > Janet wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 20:09:32 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > On 8/1/2015 2:11 PM, Janet B wrote:
> > > > > >> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 17:29:53 +0100, Janet >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >>> In article >,
> > > > > says...
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>>> sf wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>>>> Gary wrote:
> > > > > >>>>>> Really? Interesting. I always though worldwide was:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>>>>> - herb the spice was pronounced erb
> > > > > >>>>>> - herb the name was pronounced herb.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>>>> The Brits don't prescribe to that.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>>> Those barbarians! ;-D
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>> At least we know how not to use "prescribe "
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >>> Janet UK
> > > > > >> perhaps 'ascribe'?
> > > > > >> Janet US
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > Subscribe.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > There was no mix up or typo. I used exactly the word I wanted to
> > > > use.
> > >
> > > Only it was the wrong one. Barbaric education system you've got
> > > over there..
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> >
> > Janet UK, please get over the fact that the language and rules differ
> > depending on which side of the big pond you are on.
>
> Check your own American dictionary; it won't support SF's usage.
>
> Janet UK
A simple Google search most certainly does:
state authoritatively or as a rule that (an action or procedure)
should be carried out.
"rules prescribing five acts for a play are purely arbitrary"
synonyms: stipulate, lay down, dictate, specify, determine,
establish, fix
"rules prescribing your duty"
--
sf