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About the differences between American and English #16 (permalink) Wed Dec 10, 2008 16:06 pm   About the differences between American and English
 

PhilBurk wrote:
A "biscuit" in America is a soft crumbly roll.


I thought that is what we call a bun.

And the only scones I know are the ones made by Delia Smith. ;-)
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About the differences between American and English #17 (permalink) Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:10 am   About the differences between American and English
 

Here's a picture of southern American biscuits:
http://joepastry.web.aplus.net/pics/biscuits11.jpg

I enjoy eating them with honey and butter.
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About the differences between American and English #18 (permalink) Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:48 am   About the differences between American and English
 

Some biscuits are smoother than that.

Many Arabs who move to the United States call cookies "biscuits" [bɪskət] in their own language, but when they arrive here and see how we write the word, they start saying [bɪskəwɪt]. Then they're surprised when I tell them it should be pronounced [bɪskət] in English also.
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