KevinS wrote:
On Mar 19, 2007, Chatty Cathy wrote:

Average Brit scoffs 2,960 portions of spaghetti bolognese in a lifetime....

Disclaimer: I'm not intending to be a spelling/grammar/usage
maven with this post.

I was interested in the word "scoff". In typical USA usage,
it means to mock or sneer. There is a similar sounding word
which means roughly "to consume in abundance or to excess".
The pronunciation is "scarf" or "skarf". I have several dictionaries,
but they're old enough that this usage is not shown.



This usage of "scoff" is a British slang word and means : to eat
(food) quickly and greedily.

And scarf is also a slang term meaning : To eat or drink voraciously;
devour

Melondy