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Re: We speak the same language??



Margaret Lauterbach wrote:

> And what we call corn, you call maize, I believe,  In England I think all
> grains are known as corn, aren't they?  We don't have to go that far afield
> for language differences.  In Canada, for instance, a chesterfield is a
> sofa, although it's just a cigarette in the U.S.  In the Northeastern U.S.
> they eat cottage fries.  In the West, they're unknown.  We either have
> fried potatoes or preferably hash browns that are unheard of in the East.
> Anyone want a milk nickel?  Margaret

  Ok,I'll bite,what pray tell is a milk nickel?
Connie
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