On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:22:31 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:09:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:52:42 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:37:33 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 03:41:06 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> And I see below that he was thinking of chunks of pumpkin in a can,
> >> >> rather than a can of puree. I can see where he'd think that, since
> >> >> it took quite a while for any of us to say that canned pumpkin is
> >> >> pureed.
> >> >
> >> >We're all speaking English, but it might as well be another language.
> >>
> >> But if you look at the title of this thread, "Canned pumpkin
> >> shortage". Not "Canned pumpkin puree shortage".
> >
> >Why?
>
> I'm just explaining why a non-American misunderstands.
>
Which is why I said: We're all speaking English, but it might as well
be another language.

> >We know it's pureed. It doesn't even say puree on the label.
> >http://momspotted.com/wp-content/upl...bys-Pumkin.jpg
>
> Even in Spanish it doesn't say it.


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