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  1. Newsgroups: alt.callahans
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!usc!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!ssd.intel.com!ichips!hfglobe!hilp
  3. From: hilp@hfglobe.intel.com (Robin Rosenbaum)
  4. Subject: Re: Culinary Peculiarities
  5. Message-ID: <C1FA8n.FpD@hfglobe.intel.com>
  6. Organization: Intel Corporation
  7. References: <1jn57qINNqgh@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1993Jan21.233020.13383@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <1993Jan22.013147.13751@midway.uchicago.edu>
  8. Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:33:56 GMT
  9. Lines: 16
  10.  
  11. In article <1993Jan22.013147.13751@midway.uchicago.edu> mss2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
  12. >    "`Cordial'?  The only definition of that I know as a noun is
  13. >`liqueur', which I _assume_ isn't served in Australian primary
  14. >schools.  :-)  Care to dispel my benighted ignorance?"
  15.  
  16. I think this is a regional usage.  Like cider: In the USA it's non-
  17. alcoholic unless it's called "hard" cider.  I've heard that elsewhere
  18. "cider" refers to an alcoholic beverage.  (Is that right? I've never
  19. actually tried ordering any when travelling, I guess.)
  20. >
  21. Robin Hilp
  22. rosenrob@ccm.hf.intel.com or hilp@hfglobe.intel.com
  23. Opinions, attitudes, and beliefs expressed herein are mine and do not
  24. necessarily represent those of my employer.  Or anyone else for that
  25. matter.
  26.  
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