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Do they mean chillies?

dj_mc_merlin 4y ago
No, they mean chile. That is the way it's spelled in Spanish and parts of Southern US. It also doesn't really matter, does it?
- AlotOfReading 4y ago
  It's pretty regional. Southerners tend to use "chili" for both the pepper and the dish in my experience, while southwesterners almost exclusively use "chile" for the pepper and "chili" for the dish. I've only seen Brits/indians use "chilly/chilli" (two ll's).
  - mc32 4y ago
    And then there is the country to differentiate from too -capitalization can help, but not always. So there is vegetable, dish, temperature, country and informal variant word for child (though this last one is only an issue in orthography)
    - samatman 4y ago
      I was an embarrassing number of years old when I realized Jimi Hendrix wasn't just really into Voodoo Chili. I mean. Still a minor. But it stings to this day.
      - NelsonMinar 4y ago
        You're still excused while you kiss this guy.
        bookofjoe 4y ago
        https://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/0671501283/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OHR0AM6VDEGU&keywords=scuse+me+while+i+kiss+this+guy&qid=1661218513&sprefix=scuse+m%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/06715012...
- hoseja 4y ago
  Well it kinda matters since Chile is a country. Why use Spanish spelling in English.
  - apendleton 4y ago
    "Turkey" is also a country, and yet through a combination of context and capitalization, we don't seem to have any trouble telling whether that or the bird was intended. This seems like a non-problem.
    - hoseja 4y ago
      Half the uses of "chile" around here capitalize the vegetable. From the title it could have been about solar power in South America or something.
      - hombre_fatal 4y ago
        You’re really reaching here. How could “roasted green chile” possibly be referring to the country? You’d be surprised how quickly and frequently you are interpreting the correct definition of words in english just based on context. Learning another language helped me realize this. I would, frustrated, complain about how two words sound the same or are spelled the same and my older wiser friend would simply point out examples in english that I have no problem with. Anyways, unless you were confused yourself and you’re being modest about it, I wouldn’t be so quick to assume anybody else is having trouble grappling with the word here.
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NelsonMinar 4y ago
No?

No, they mean chile. That is the way it's spelled in Spanish and parts of Southern US. It also doesn't really matter, does it?

AlotOfReading 4y ago
It's pretty regional. Southerners tend to use "chili" for both the pepper and the dish in my experience, while southwesterners almost exclusively use "chile" for the pepper and "chili" for the dish. I've only seen Brits/indians use "chilly/chilli" (two ll's).
- mc32 4y ago
  And then there is the country to differentiate from too -capitalization can help, but not always. So there is vegetable, dish, temperature, country and informal variant word for child (though this last one is only an issue in orthography)
  - samatman 4y ago
    I was an embarrassing number of years old when I realized Jimi Hendrix wasn't just really into Voodoo Chili. I mean. Still a minor. But it stings to this day.
    - NelsonMinar 4y ago
      You're still excused while you kiss this guy.
      - bookofjoe 4y ago
        https://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/0671501283/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OHR0AM6VDEGU&keywords=scuse+me+while+i+kiss+this+guy&qid=1661218513&sprefix=scuse+m%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/06715012...
hoseja 4y ago
Well it kinda matters since Chile is a country. Why use Spanish spelling in English.
- apendleton 4y ago
  "Turkey" is also a country, and yet through a combination of context and capitalization, we don't seem to have any trouble telling whether that or the bird was intended. This seems like a non-problem.
  - hoseja 4y ago
    Half the uses of "chile" around here capitalize the vegetable. From the title it could have been about solar power in South America or something.
    - hombre_fatal 4y ago
      You’re really reaching here. How could “roasted green chile” possibly be referring to the country? You’d be surprised how quickly and frequently you are interpreting the correct definition of words in english just based on context. Learning another language helped me realize this. I would, frustrated, complain about how two words sound the same or are spelled the same and my older wiser friend would simply point out examples in english that I have no problem with. Anyways, unless you were confused yourself and you’re being modest about it, I wouldn’t be so quick to assume anybody else is having trouble grappling with the word here.
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NelsonMinar 4y ago

No?