On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 10:13:08 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
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> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:47:23 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
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> >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:
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> >> >> 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.
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> 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.
>
We've got all sizes here from the ones you have to look at thru a magnifying
glass [)] to the really golly-whoppers. Usually when I see the word 'prawn'
it's an English novel or story I'm reading.