> ... when most people talk about sugar they are referring to table sugar ... What can I say? (shrug) I disagree, that's not my experience from talking to peop

> ... when most people talk about sugar they are referring to table sugar ... What can I say? (shrug) I disagree, that's not my experience from talking to people in person (about diet; obviously it's a different matter if you're talking about cake ingredients). Anecdotal evidence from replies here on HN seems to agree with you though. Who knows what's more common in reality.