In place of fruit?

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    edited September 2021
    paperpudding wrote: »
    Oh yes, I remember now.

    The sentence ' every fortnight I eat sultanas ' which makes perfect sense here apparently is confusing to Americans on both counts.

    Not to those of us who have read a lot of Brit lit ;)

    In fact, that was responsible for me getting words like theater (theatre) wrong on spelling tests in primary school.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,990 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    paperpudding wrote: »
    Oh yes, I remember now.

    The sentence ' every fortnight I eat sultanas ' which makes perfect sense here apparently is confusing to Americans on both counts.

    Not to those of us who have read a lot of Brit lit ;)

    I've learned so many Brit food terms just from watching the Great British Baking Show. :D

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