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"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:51:39 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:35:58 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>>>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On 9/21/2015 7:10 AM, wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Aren't pigeons also known as squab?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wow! I'm surprised that wiki says that's true. It has been used to
>>>>>>> refer to all dove and pigeon species. It now generally implies
>>>>>>> "domesticated pigeons". The "modern squab industry uses 'utility
>>>>>>> pigeons'".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What on earth is a 'utility' pigeon ? The 'squabs' I can buy in my
>>>>>> supermarket are actually chickens.
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>>>>> Never saw squab at the supermarket, but the baby chicks are Cornish
>>>>> hens.
>>>>> I wonder if it is the same thing, different side of the border.
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>>>>In fact chickens are baby/young hens. Well, here anyway)
>>>
>>> Really? I thought:
>>> chicken: the animal
>>> rooster: the male
>>> hen: the female (menu with no prices)
>>> chick: the baby
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>>> No?
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>>lol
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>>To me, chick is just an abbreviation of chicken but who knows, you may be
>>right)
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> No, you'd know. I'm just copycatting from native English speaking
> people

I couldn't argue the point

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