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Originally Posted by Lexi Revellian
ficbot, message me a list of any expressions you don't get, and I'll translate. I think most of them are self-explanatory. I remember reading Pollyanna, Little Women and What Katie Did and sometimes being mystified, but it didn't stop my enjoyment of the books. I still don't know what 'grits' are, but sort of gathered you have them for breakfast in America.
I did change to double speech marks as I know that's what is normal for Americans.
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Grits are a type of cornmeal mush, like polenta, only made from white corn (hominy).
Only Southerners eat them nowadays, which is sad, because cheese grits are the food of the gods.
And yes, I did have them for breakfast today.