Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.unix.geeks Subject: Re: GNU Followup-To: alt.unix.geeks Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 23:35:17 +0200 Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <10pe83m$3rg2l$1@dont-email.me> <10qg05c$3684k$1@dont-email.me> <10qg1tb$36qj1$1@dont-email.me> <10qgiq2$3aete$17@dont-email.me> <10qgjga$hpjc$1@artemis.inf.ed.ac.uk> <10qhklf$3os8g$1@dont-email.me> <10qj962$63en$29@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net gsd1E8I0GuN8nwup4gYvuAHngo+BKqeKj3qKpZd9b7j5jN08r4 X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:SBJwrEefcsLCkwffsb2vXyp1Zjg= sha256:zOIVxKkgpM3X50hXVI2EQX1B4LQiXNu9plq4QGZP61U= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85318 alt.usage.english:1142364 alt.unix.geeks:337 {Note Followups-To} ==== means ====> do not post on comp.os.linux.misc On 2026-04-02 07:55, rbowman wrote: > On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:13:22 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> On 01/04/2026 07:57, rbowman wrote: >>> On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:16:57 +1300, Ross Clark wrote: >>> >>>> What interests me is that while the word "marjoram" goes back to late >>>> Middle English, "oregano" does not appear in English until the end of >>>> the 19th century. What happened around that time that seemed to >>>> require a new term? >>> >>> Italian cooking? Cilantro wasn't in my vocabulary when I was a kid and >>> you wouldn't find it in a market where I grew up. We used coriander >>> seeds in pickles. I think most of the world calls the green plant >>> coriander also but they don't have a heavy Hispanic population. >> >> I learnt cilantro when asking a waitress in Mexico what the salsa was >> made of. >> Chopped red onion, tomato, chilli, with lime juice and 'cilantro' . >> >> If I ever want to make anything remotely Mexican guess what goes on my >> shopping list. > > You're one of those. There is some genetic thing where a good portion of > people think cilantro tastes like soap. It's like the genetic thing with > asparagus. > > https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-asparagus-makes-your- > urine-smell-49961252/ I once had a dinner made from an asparagus jar and another of artichokes, plus mayonaise. I don't know about any smell, but I had a terrible case of gas. I have a glass jar of asparagus. Ill try eating one at a time: I'm adverse to throwing out food. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;