I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.

English muffins? lol

Oh pshaw, on Sun 28 Oct 2007 09:40:04a, Terry meant to say...

> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>
> English muffins? lol

The British typically refer to our equivalent of cookies as biscuits.
Perhaps he meant scones, probabaly the closest british item to US biscuits.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

I have a rock garden, but three of them died last week.

On Oct 28, 12:40 pm, Terry > wrote:
> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>
> English muffins? lol

Scones? Real British scones are more like biscuits (unlike the super-
cakey glazed things that pass for them here).

Otherwise, they might mean cookies, which they refer to as biscuits.
But I doubt that's for breakfast! But not a bad idea...

Good luck,
Kris

Terry wrote:
>
> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>
> English muffins? lol

Probably scones. The normal use of the word biscuit means what Americans
call either cookies or crackers, neither being typical breakfast food
over there. Scones aren't usually for breakfast either; neither are
crumpets.

Arri London wrote:
>
> Terry wrote:
>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>>
>> English muffins? lol
>
> Probably scones. The normal use of the word biscuit means what Americans
> call either cookies or crackers, neither being typical breakfast food
> over there. Scones aren't usually for breakfast either; neither are
> crumpets.

Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:17:30 -0700, Arri London >
wrote:

>
>
>Terry wrote:
>>
>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>>
>> English muffins? lol
>
>Probably scones. The normal use of the word biscuit means what Americans
>call either cookies or crackers, neither being typical breakfast food
>over there. Scones aren't usually for breakfast either; neither are
>crumpets.

I should mention that he lives in Alabama. He was told that they were
English muffins. English muffins - British biscuits. He was close.

In article >,
Pennyaline > wrote:

> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?

No.

Crackers are either crackers or "water biscuits".

Wafers are thin, sweet biscuits that are often served with ice cream.

Miche

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In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
>
> > I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> > were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >
> > English muffins?
>
> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.

No. Same as US "English muffins".

Miche

--
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After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
:

> In article >,
> Pennyaline > wrote:
>
>> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?
>
> No.
>
> Crackers are either crackers or "water biscuits".
>
> Wafers are thin, sweet biscuits that are often served with ice cream.
>
> Miche
>


S'bout time those Yanks learnt the difference between a biscuit, a
wafer, and a scone.


http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/WaterCracker.aspx

http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/TripleWafer.aspx


http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/A...cBiscuits.aspx


http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1579082.htm



"biscuits/scones with sausage gravy"......... *BLECH*!!!!


Now, scones with fresh made strawberry jam and whipped cream is a better
option!!

Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
>>
>> > I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
>> > were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>> >
>> > English muffins?
>>
>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
>
> No. Same as US "English muffins".
>
> Miche
>


http://www.wolfermans.com/store/SHOP...glish_Muffins?
Args=&page_number=1

http://tinyurl.com/2z9mv4

The same sort of thing (but plain) that they use for 'Slack Macs' breakfast
burgers.

Terry > wrote:

>I should mention that he lives in Alabama. He was told that they were
>English muffins. English muffins - British biscuits. He was close.

Just don't send him to culinary school.

S.

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> >>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >>>
> >>> English muffins?
> >>
> >> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
> >
> > No. Same as US "English muffins".
>
> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English
> muffins. You've got some catching up to do.

I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.

Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.

Miche

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RIPVANPETERLOCO;:

YOU AINT NO TEACHER. A TEACHER AINT IGNORNT.,

IT DONT GET BETTER THEN GRAVEY AND BISKITS. YOU BEEN DOWN IN AURSTRIA TOO
LONG,. WAKE UP/?.

FATTY WHO NOES ABOUT EATIN

"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
0.25...
> Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
> :
>
>> In article >,
>> Pennyaline > wrote:
>>
>>> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> Crackers are either crackers or "water biscuits".
>>
>> Wafers are thin, sweet biscuits that are often served with ice cream.
>>
>> Miche
>>
>
>
> S'bout time those Yanks learnt the difference between a biscuit, a
> wafer, and a scone.
>
>
> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/WaterCracker.aspx
>
> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/TripleWafer.aspx
>
>
> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/A...cBiscuits.aspx
>
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1579082.htm
>
>
>
> "biscuits/scones with sausage gravy"......... *BLECH*!!!!
>
>
> Now, scones with fresh made strawberry jam and whipped cream is a better
> option!!
>
>

"MR,.BULLFROG" > wrote in
t:

> RIPVANPETERLOCO;:
>
> A TEACHER AINT IGNORNT.,
>



No, a teacher isn't.

That's how I can tell the difference between someone with half a brain, and
someone without a brain at all.

You are the latter, twonk.


Goodbye, troll.

Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
:

>
> I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>
> Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
> Miche
>


ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out of
step..........


Could it???


Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that the
US has made with the English language.

Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.


Most will say "axe"

(Steve Pope) wrote in news:fg3r6m$aka$1
@blue.rahul.net:

> Terry > wrote:
>
>>I should mention that he lives in Alabama. He was told that they were
>>English muffins. English muffins - British biscuits. He was close.
>
> Just don't send him to culinary school.
>



I bet you he even says "axe" instead of 'ask'.

Janet Baraclough wrote:

> http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/e...s,1588,RC.html
>
> Is that picture, the same thing Americans mean when they refer to
> "English Muffin"?
>
> Janet.

Yes, it appears to be what we in the US call an "English Muffin" which
we split, toast and serve.

PeterLucas wrote:

> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>
>
> Most will say "axe"
>
No, only *some* do, and it is considered lazy pronunciation by those who
don't.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:59:43 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>PeterLucas wrote:
>
>> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>>
>>
>> Most will say "axe"
>>
>No, only *some* do, and it is considered lazy pronunciation by those who
>don't.

LOL. The same ones who can't say ambulance or arthritis.

Lou

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:08:03 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

>The message >
>from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
>> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:08:54 +1300, Miche wrote:
>
>> > In article >,
>> > Sqwertz > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> In article >,
>> >>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
>> >>>>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> English muffins?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
>> >>>
>> >>> No. Same as US "English muffins".
>> >>
>> >> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English
>> >> muffins. You've got some catching up to do.
>> >
>> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>> >
>> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
>> So in NZ, you call cookies English muffins?
>
> No.
>
> This is a picture of what people in England call a muffin. They are
>not called biscuits.
>
> http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/e...s,1588,RC.html
>
> Is that picture, the same thing Americans mean when they refer to
>"English Muffin"?

Yes, that appears to be a picture of what we in America call an
"English Muffin".

Regards,
Tracy R.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:05:44 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
wrote:

>Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
:
>
>>
>> I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>>
>> Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>>
>> Miche
>>
>
>
>ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out of
>step..........
>
>
>Could it???
>
>
>Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that the
>US has made with the English language.
>
>Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>
>
>Most will say "axe"

You'd be mistaken. I seldom here that pronunciation in the US; it's
considered low class.

Regards,
Tracy R.

Miche wrote:
> In article >,
> Pennyaline > wrote:
>
>> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?
>
> No.
>
> Crackers are either crackers or "water biscuits".
>
> Wafers are thin, sweet biscuits that are often served with ice cream.

Duly noted!

<I could only remember that they don't come with the albatross>

PeterLucas wrote:

> S'bout time those Yanks learnt the difference between a biscuit, a
> wafer, and a scone.

Ah, ya pest! Okay, lemme see he


> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/WaterCracker.aspx

These are just crackers. So far, so good.


> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/TripleWafer.aspx

These are what USains call wafer cookies. I don't particularly like
them. Guess I won't be having those.


> http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/A...cBiscuits.aspx

A biscuit is a cookie. Gotcha.


> http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1579082.htm

These sound delicious!


> "biscuits/scones with sausage gravy"......... *BLECH*!!!!

No one would have a sweet biscuit (USain) with gravy.


> Now, scones with fresh made strawberry jam and whipped cream is a better
> option!!

Or what we call here "shortcake."

Miche wrote:
> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
>>>>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>>>>>
>>>>> English muffins?
>>>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
>>> No. Same as US "English muffins".
>> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English
>> muffins. You've got some catching up to do.
>
> I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>
> Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.

Right. We might be out of step "there," but not "here."

Tracy R. > wrote in
:


>>
>>Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>>
>>
>>Most will say "axe"
>
> You'd be mistaken. I seldom here that pronunciation in the US; it's
> considered low class.
>



Then only the 'low class' Yanks must be portrayed on TV.


BTW, here, and hear.

Pennyaline wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > Terry wrote:
> >> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> >> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >>
> >> English muffins? lol
> >
> > Probably scones. The normal use of the word biscuit means what Americans
> > call either cookies or crackers, neither being typical breakfast food
> > over there. Scones aren't usually for breakfast either; neither are
> > crumpets.
>
> Aren't crackers "wafers" over there?

That depends. Some brands include the word 'wafer' but it isn't the
general term. Biscuit or savoury biscuit is more common.

Wafers are also the thin crispy things served with ice cream; like the
cream-filled wafers sold in the US but without the filling.

In article >,
Pennyaline > wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article >,
> >>> Sqwertz > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> >>>>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> English muffins?
> >>>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
> >>> No. Same as US "English muffins".
> >> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English
> >> muffins. You've got some catching up to do.
> >
> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
> >
> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
> Right. We might be out of step "there," but not "here."

I'm in New Zealand. There is no "here" on the intarwebs.

Miche

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After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:08:54 +1300, Miche wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article >,
> >>> Sqwertz > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said they
> >>>>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> English muffins?
> >>>>
> >>>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
> >>>
> >>> No. Same as US "English muffins".
> >>
> >> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English
> >> muffins. You've got some catching up to do.
> >
> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
> >
> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
> So in NZ, you call cookies English muffins?

No. Biscuits.

We call English muffins English muffins.

Miche

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Oh pshaw, on Mon 29 Oct 2007 10:01:26p, Miche meant to say...

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:08:54 +1300, Miche wrote:
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > Sqwertz > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:01:24 +1300, Miche wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> In article >,
>> >>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:40:04 -0500, Terry wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> I was talking to my nephew on the phone this morning. He said
they
>> >>>>> were having sausage, eggs and British biscuits.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> English muffins?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Horribly dry crackers/cookies.
>> >>>
>> >>> No. Same as US "English muffins".
>> >>
>> >> That's 10 votes for cookies/crackers and 1 vote for English muffins.
>> >> You've got some catching up to do.
>> >
>> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>> >
>> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>>
>> So in NZ, you call cookies English muffins?
>
> No. Biscuits.
>
> We call English muffins English muffins.
>
> Miche
>

Miche, do you have a good recipe for Anzac Biscuits? I found one on the
web and used it several times, as it was really quite good. I've since
lost it and cannot find it again.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

I have a rock garden, but three of them died last week.

In article 4>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> Miche, do you have a good recipe for Anzac Biscuits? I found one on the
> web and used it several times, as it was really quite good. I've since
> lost it and cannot find it again.

Yeah, I do.

Try this one:

ANZAC BISCUITS
4oz / 100g / 1/2 cup butter
1 Tablespoon golden syrup
2 Tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup coconut (use shredded unsweetened)
1 cup rolled oats
optional: *almonds, finely chopped

Melt butter and golden syrup together. *Remove from heat. *Add baking
soda dissolved in boiling water and mix well. *Add flour, sugar,
coconut, oats and almonds (if using). *Mix well to combine. *Place in
teaspoon quantities on a cold, greased baking tray and bake at 180C/350F
for 15-20 mins. *Leave on tray to harden for a few minutes before
removing, but don't leave them too long! *A knife slipped under each
biscuit will remove them easily.

Recipe from "Terrace Tested Recipes", 1927.

(The other thing to note is that if they're let overcook they go rock
hard. They're done when they're golden brown and no darker.)

BTW, golden syrup is available in the USA. I've heard some people say
that dark corn syrup can be substituted, but we can't get it here so I
can't say for sure. I'd use golden syrup if possible.

Miche

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 30 Oct 2007 02:25:30a, Miche meant to say...

> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Miche, do you have a good recipe for Anzac Biscuits? I found one on the
>> web and used it several times, as it was really quite good. I've since
>> lost it and cannot find it again.
>
> Yeah, I do.
>
> Try this one:
>
> ANZAC BISCUITS
> 4oz / 100g / 1/2 cup butter
> 1 Tablespoon golden syrup
> 2 Tablespoons boiling water
> 1 teaspoon baking soda
> 3/4 cup flour
> 1 cup sugar
> 1 cup coconut (use shredded unsweetened)
> 1 cup rolled oats
> optional: *almonds, finely chopped
>
> Melt butter and golden syrup together. *Remove from heat. *Add baking
> soda dissolved in boiling water and mix well. *Add flour, sugar,
> coconut, oats and almonds (if using). *Mix well to combine. *Place in
> teaspoon quantities on a cold, greased baking tray and bake at 180C/350F
> for 15-20 mins. *Leave on tray to harden for a few minutes before
> removing, but don't leave them too long! *A knife slipped under each
> biscuit will remove them easily.
>
> Recipe from "Terrace Tested Recipes", 1927.
>
> (The other thing to note is that if they're let overcook they go rock
> hard. They're done when they're golden brown and no darker.)
>
> BTW, golden syrup is available in the USA. I've heard some people say
> that dark corn syrup can be substituted, but we can't get it here so I
> can't say for sure. I'd use golden syrup if possible.
>
> Miche
>

Thanks so much, Miche. This certainly looks very close to the recipe I
had. I generally keep Lyles Golden Syrup on hand as it is easily
obtainable here, but have substituted dark corn syrup on one occasion. The
biscuits weren't as tasty.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

I have a rock garden, but three of them died last week.

Miche wrote:
> Pennyaline > wrote:
>> Right. We might be out of step "there," but not "here."
>
> I'm in New Zealand. There is no "here" on the intarwebs.

<heavy sigh>

Then on the 'web, you're not in New Zealand??

Miche wrote:
> In article 4>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Miche, do you have a good recipe for Anzac Biscuits? I found one on the
>> web and used it several times, as it was really quite good. I've since
>> lost it and cannot find it again.
>
> Yeah, I do.
>
> Try this one:
>
> ANZAC BISCUITS
> 4oz / 100g / 1/2 cup butter
> 1 Tablespoon golden syrup
> 2 Tablespoons boiling water
> 1 teaspoon baking soda
> 3/4 cup flour
> 1 cup sugar
> 1 cup coconut (use shredded unsweetened)
> 1 cup rolled oats
> optional: almonds, finely chopped

<snip>

Yum!


> BTW, golden syrup is available in the USA. I've heard some people say
> that dark corn syrup can be substituted, but we can't get it here so I
> can't say for sure. I'd use golden syrup if possible.

It is easy to get in the US. Supermarkets carry it either in the baking
supplies aisle or wherever they stock corn syrup.

On Oct 29, 9:05?am, PeterLucas > wrote:
> Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
> :
>
>
>
> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>
> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
> > Miche
>
> ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out of
> step..........
>
> Could it???
>
> Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that the
> US has made with the English language.
>
> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>
> Most will say "axe"

On Oct 29, 9:05?am, PeterLucas > wrote:
> Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
> :
>
>
>
> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>
> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>
> > Miche
>
> ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out of
> step..........
>
> Could it???
>
> Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that the
> US has made with the English language.
>
> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>
> Most will say "axe"

Sorry, that got me excited. Peter, please understand that most Yanks
do not say AXE-

Some say it,-- usually they have English as a scond language, and
some , simply because they are poorly educated.

Most Yanks, and I have talked to many ( and I am one ) , do not say
that. Other than that , you are pretty good.!!!

Rosie ..... axe my ass......

"Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
...
> The message >
> from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
>> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:48:03 GMT, Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
>> > Of course. You have got your attributions wrong. I did not say an
>> > English biscuit is a muffin.
>
>> I got my attributions right, I just forgot who I was arguing
>> with :-)
>
> With luck, you'll start arguing with yourself soon, and save me the
> trouble. :-)
>
>> > Hope that was slow enough for you.
>
>> Can you repeat that please?
>
> "You.....can't ......help..........being......an......American... ."
>
> Janet.

lol

One time on Usenet, rosie > said:
> On Oct 29, 9:05?am, PeterLucas > wrote:
> > Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
> > :
> >
> >
> >
> > > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
> >
> > > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
> >
> > > Miche
> >
> > ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out of
> > step..........
> >
> > Could it???
> >
> > Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that the
> > US has made with the English language.
> >
> > Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
> >
> > Most will say "axe"
>
> Sorry, that got me excited. Peter, please understand that most Yanks
> do not say AXE-
>
> Some say it,-- usually they have English as a scond language, and
> some , simply because they are poorly educated.
>
> Most Yanks, and I have talked to many ( and I am one ) , do not say
> that. Other than that , you are pretty good.!!!
>
> Rosie ..... axe my ass......

Of course we don't. That's what happens when you base your impressions
of a country and/or its people by watching television...

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Jani in WA

rosie > wrote in
oups.com:

> On Oct 29, 9:05?am, PeterLucas > wrote:
>> Miche > wrote in news:micheinnz-
>> :
>>
>>
>>
>> > I live in New Zealand, where British meanings tend to match ours.
>>
>> > Maybe it's the US that's out of step, here? Nah, couldn't be.
>>
>> > Miche
>>
>> ROFL!!!! Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it absolutely *couldn't* be the Yanks out
>> of step..........
>>
>> Could it???
>>
>> Was watching TV tonight and once again saw the great advancement that
>> the US has made with the English language.
>>
>> Ask a Yank how to say 'ask'.
>>
>> Most will say "axe"
>
> Sorry, that got me excited.


Yeah, I know, I saw your first post in this thread .......... :-)


>Peter, please understand that most Yanks
> do not say AXE-
>
> Some say it,-- usually they have English as a scond language, and
> some , simply because they are poorly educated.


true....... most that I have seen doing it are either black, or
hispanic. And the whites that I've seen/heard do it are the crappy
rapper types.


>
> Most Yanks, and I have talked to many ( and I am one ) , do not say
> that. Other than that , you are pretty good.!!!


Thank you ma'am :-)


>
> Rosie ..... axe my ass......



Will I get an echo??? ;-P

(Little Malice) wrote in
:


>
> Of course we don't. That's what happens when you base your impressions
> of a country and/or its people by watching television...
>



Or maybe approx 18months living in/around LA :-)


My main claim to fame there was that I taught Carl Weathers and Dudley
Moore how to say 'scone' properly :-)

*And* how much froth to *not* have on top of a Cappuccino!!


Starbucks, Santa Monica, early '90's.

In article >,
Pennyaline > wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> > In article 4>,
> > Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> Miche, do you have a good recipe for Anzac Biscuits? I found one on the
> >> web and used it several times, as it was really quite good. I've since
> >> lost it and cannot find it again.
> >
> > Yeah, I do.
> >
> > Try this one:
> >
> > ANZAC BISCUITS
> > 4oz / 100g / 1/2 cup butter
> > 1 Tablespoon golden syrup
> > 2 Tablespoons boiling water
> > 1 teaspoon baking soda
> > 3/4 cup flour
> > 1 cup sugar
> > 1 cup coconut (use shredded unsweetened)
> > 1 cup rolled oats
> > optional: almonds, finely chopped
>
> <snip>
>
> Yum!

Glad to have been of service.
>
>
> > BTW, golden syrup is available in the USA. I've heard some people say
> > that dark corn syrup can be substituted, but we can't get it here so I
> > can't say for sure. I'd use golden syrup if possible.
>
> It is easy to get in the US. Supermarkets carry it either in the baking
> supplies aisle or wherever they stock corn syrup.

And that's good to know, too.

Miche

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