"Bob (this one)" wrote:

> Spaghetti means "little strings" and is a specific shape. It's not the
> generic name for pasta (which *is* the generic name).

I'm not arguing, of course you're correct, but growing up, if you
were at an Italian family's house, they might say, we're having
spaghetti, you want to stay for dinner? You didn't know what you'd
get could be anything from actual spaghetti to rotelli to lasagna.

I still say the spiral pasta is much better for bolognese sauce
than spaghetti.

nancy