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As an American who moved to the UK, I second your defence. Awareness that you might be misinterpreting something and seeking to get clarity is a virtuous habit
by afarrell 9y ago
As an American who moved to the UK, I second your defence.
Awareness that you might be misinterpreting something and seeking to get clarity is a virtuous habit, both in programming and in productive discourse.
- drcongo 9y agoAs an Englishman who still doesn't quite understand what an American biscuit is or why on earth you would put gravy on it, I second your defence too. It was a perfectly polite clarification.
- dboreham 9y agoAn American biscuit is actually a Scottish scone. (Note, not what most people in the US or England know as a scone but a specific item historically made in Scotland that is identical to the US biscuit). Source: my grandfather made them. As to gravy: yes. Odd.
- fencepost 9y agoIf you've not actually experienced them in person, it might help to think of them as small savory (not sweet) cakes, typically served hot. Generally salty and fairly high in fat. They serve much the same role as croissant, but from an area where much of the flour was "pastry" flour which lacks the structure and tensile strength for yeast - raised bread.