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square meters Re: Olympic question(s)
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From: R H Draney <dadoc...@spamcop.net>
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Subject: Re: square meters Re: Olympic question(s)
Date: 30 Sep 2012 13:23:50 -0700
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Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <m...@peterduncanson.net> filted:
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>On 29 Sep 2012 23:07:55 -0700, R H Draney <dadoc...@spamcop.net> wrote:
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>>Peter T. Daniels filted:
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>>>Exactly. It was claimed above that "puree" can be used with no
>>>complement to refer to a specific dish, like "mash" in "bangers and
>>>mash."
>>
>>But "curry puree" doesn't really nail it down....r
>
>Is "curry puree" a variant spelling of "Curry Puri", a curry from Puri
>in India?
In MyE, "curry", like "puree", is a verb...you'd no more ask for "a curry" than
you'd order "a fry" or "a boil"....r
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