On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:47:23 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 9:23:06 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:58:55 -0700, graham > wrote:
>>
>> >> Yes. I think English and Australians distinguish shrimp (small) and
>> >> prawns (big). And Americans call both shrimp? Is that so?
>> >>
>> >Sometimes referred to as "Jumbo Shrimp"!
>>
>> Then I wonder what Americans call a prawn, unless that's a word they
>> never use.
>>
>I can't speak for all Americans but I rarely, rarely hear shrimp called
>that.

I didn't think so. Just like Australians rarely use 'shrimp'. Probably
because they don't have the little ones here and the big ones are
called prawns.