Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language

"Mark J. Reed" wrote:

>
> Excuse me for replying to myself, but I just thought of another
> Britishism that took me unawares: "biscuits".  The Hitchhiker's
> Guide series scene in which Arthur gets into a biscuit battle with
> someone in the airport struck me as very odd.  Biscuits in a bag from
> a vending machine??  Having grown up in Georgia, I  knew exactly
> what biscuits are, and they don't come from vending machines.
> They're yummy doughy breakfast breads, similar to scones, but softer
> and served hot, with butter or gravy, or perhaps a sausage patty.
> Yum.  :)
>
> -Mark
Just checking. Scones are the same thing in both countries, right?

David Barrow

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