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Re: CAKE IN A PUDDING?


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Posted by Alex Forbes on January 29, 2018 at 10:28:56 user Pitsligo.

In Reply to: Re: CAKE IN A PUDDING? posted by Mike Dennis on January 28, 2018 at 22:18:31:

And in the further evolution of language, over here a cell/mobile is now more often than not simply a "phone," while the cord-bound creature that sits on my kitchen counter, still connected to the grid by wire rather than radio signals, is a "landline."

So when did "pudding" become a specific type of dessert? Has it always been in the US? Was it so in AR's time, and he is using a specific era/demographic's language for the purpose of establishing his setting?

Alex


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