Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 17, 2003, 4:28 |
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On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 11:31:57AM -0400, Douglas Koller, Latin & French wrote:
> In everyday parlance, "scone" for me is just a highfalutin word for
> an "English muffin" (so you can charge an extra dollar for it at a
> restaurant brunch).
Wow. Scones and English muffins are completely different to me.
Scones are lumpy things with a biscuity texture, normally only availble
at coffee shops, while English muffins are flat, more breadlike,
commonly available in grocery stores, and a regular option, along with
biscuits and croissants, for the bread in fast-food breakfast sandwiches.
-Mark