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Re: A question of semantics

From:Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...>
Date:Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 23:41
Erich Rickheit KSC wrote:
> Stephen Mulraney wrote: > >>Stone Gordonssen wrote: > > >>>I assume this is genetic, similar to that 30% for whom cilantro tastes like >>>soap. > > >>Like *soap*?. Are you serious? > > >>Err... (perhaps this makes the previous sentence less convincing)... >>which one's cilanthro? I mean, cilanthro is American English for >>what tasty (non-soapy) herb? I can't recall right now, though I >>usually know. > > > Cilantro is coriander leaves; or, if you prefer, coriander is > cilantro seed. (I understand that people from away often use one > word to refer to both, but I won't comment further, for fear that > someone will try to explain how to pronounce them)
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