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On 8/2/2015 9:45 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 20:22:59 -0700, "taxed and spent"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 18:47:00 -0700, "taxed and spent"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> sf
>>>>
>>>> The first thing I do when I think someone has used the wrong word is to
>>>> look
>>>> it up. sf is correct in her usage.
>>>
>>> Link or it didn't happen.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bruce

>>
>> nobody linked to where she was wrong, so I guess that didn't happen either.

>
> Nobody's going to spend time proving that all the nonsense SF comes up
> with, is indeed nonsense.
>
>

STFU, you mincing little pussy!