On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 11:56:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

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>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 09:26:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
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>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>> On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:09:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>>>>On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:52:42 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
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>>>>>> On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:37:33 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>>>>>> >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.
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>>>>>We know it's pureed. It doesn't even say puree on the label.
>>>>>http://momspotted.com/wp-content/upl...bys-Pumkin.jpg
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>>>> Even in Spanish it doesn't say it.
>>>
>>>Just a small comment here ... when I was talking to MrD I said
>>>'grill/broiler' to make it more clear, because I knew the general word.
>>>Using your own description without knowing the US equivalent is not a
>>>matter
>>>for reprimand or humiliation.
>>
>> I think it's mainly a cultural difference. I've never seen, eaten,
>> craved or heard of pumpkin puree before. It's interesting though. So
>> far, I've picked up from the Americans here that there's a whole world
>> of beans and squash out there that I only knew 10% of
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>Quite. We are learning the US ways. We don't need to be put down because
>we don't know.

>It might be nice if they learned our ways too since this is
>not a purely US newsgroup. I have to say though most posters here are very
>good about it and it sometimes gives us a giggle.

Some of them don't even know how much they don't know about what's
going on outside of their country. The bigger a country, the more
people tend to be inward looking. Of course, I'm from a very small
country

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Bruce