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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I thought of the perfect analogy today.
A southerner walks into a New England/British restaurant.
She orders biscuits and gravy.
The waitress asks if she is sure that is what she wants.
Southerner says yes.
The waitress brings her out exactly what she ordered.
Cookies covered in tomato sauce.
The southerner was expecting a baking powder round bread like a scone and milk gravy.
So as one can see, make sure everyone is speaking the same exact language or you might get something useless and inedible.
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I guarantee that if you order "gravy" in a British restaurant, you will
not get tomato sauce.