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Otto Bahn
 
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"JimLane" > wrote

> So "spaghetti noodles" is a valid
> > way to specify an ingredient, as we don't have another name for them.

>
> However, it is redundant, but if you need that to understand what
> spaghetti is, that's a personal problem.
>
> Spaghetti is the noodle, how you chose to dress it or not, is another
> matter.


Oh, right, so when an American kid says "We're having
spaghetti for lunch", he means a big heaping plate of
nothing but plain noodles -- no sauce, no cheese, and
no beef hamburger. Right.

When I order spaghetti at Lorena's Italian Restaurant
(which I do about once a week), I don't have to tell
them I'd also like the above ingredients put on it.

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