sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:02:57 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:35:02 -0600, Janet B >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > I don't know. Look back at the original statement. I am
> > > > unsure of ascribe vs. subscribe.
> > > > Janet US
> > >
> > > No. Prescribe as in prescription. A blind following of their
> > > subset of rules.
> >
> > Ascribe in American english is the right one for the meaning.
> > Means to 'follow a path'. Subscribe in US english indicates a
> > stronger affiliation to the point on no other view allowed.
> >
> > Grin, subscribe is more a shoot to kill level term than was
> > intended.
> >
>
> I meant prescribe as in prescribed rules. Janet needs to educate
> herself before she gets snotty with me.
Ok, I can get that. What i don;t get is a UK person calling your
education less than adequate because they don't get american usage of a
word differs.
Carol
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