From:	A Halliwell u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk
Subject:	Chips vs. French fries, etc.
Date:	Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:41:52 +0000 (GMT)

And verily, did David Hinkley hastily scribble thusly...
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|> >> > P.S. CONGRATULATIONS!
|> >> > You called em CRISPS! (which is what they are)
|> >> > I'll never understand the american need to call a crisp a 'chip',
|> >and a chip
|> >> > a 'french fry'...
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|Oh the sweet mysteries of language....like whe anyone would call an elevator
|a lift or the cargo compartment of a car the boot rather then the trunk.........:)

Or the engine compartment lid, the 'bonnet'?
:)

But then, there's the old parkway / driveway thing.
The Pavement vs Sidewalk thing.

|As to inovative and tasty American foods what about?
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|Fried Chicken
|Corn on the Cob
|The Ice Cream Cone

Oh good grief... Not trying to claim THAT one now, are you?
The Ice Cream Cone is a WESTERN thing. NOT purely american.

|Coca-Cola
|Bar-B-Que

I think the aussies will have something to say about the baaaaahby...

|Grilled Steak

????? Steaks have been around longer than the USA.
You're not SERIOUSLY saying that you were the first people to ever GRILL
them, are you?

:)

|The Hot Dog

Ahhhh, well... I think we can let you keep that little tube of congealed
fat.
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