"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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On Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 12:11:52 AM UTC-4, FMurtz wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
> > On Fri, 10 May 2019 23:07:33 +1000, FMurtz >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "FMurtz" wrote in message ...
> >>>
> >>> These are biscuits to me,
> >>> https://tinyurl.com/y6o4wtf3
> >>>
> >>> Yes, those are biscuits in UK )
> >> and in most of the world like Australia where I live.
> >
> > Not in my most of the world before Australia. Nor would the original
> > biscuits have been very fancy. Of course words' meanings can change
> > over time. I bet there's a country where they call a wedding cake a
> > biscuit.
> >
> But almost nowhere are they called cookies except USA although you are
> contaminating our English with the young who watch American media and
> eat imported biscuits or local biscuits named cookies because makers
> think they will sell more copying you lot

It's our English now.

Cindy Hamilton

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