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Re: A question of semantics

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Tuesday, August 12, 2003, 20:47
On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 09:39:10PM +0100, Chris Bates wrote:
> "There is a similar one with describing tastes. Something like 60%of > Caucasians cannot distinguish bitter and sour. It is extremely hard to > explain the distinction to someone who cannot, and is notaware of the > fact and roughly what the difference is." > > > What is the difference lol? Sorry.. I think I must be someone who can't > tell the difference though, because I think of them as the same thing.
Bad walnuts, coffee, and beer are bitter. Sour Patch Kids are sour. :) -Mark