XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 09/07/24 21:23, JMB99 wrote:   
   >   
   > As Devon was the name of the county in the 7th century, it is   
   > territorially, much older than the "shires." When used as an   
   > adjective. e.g., Devonshire cream, Devonshire cattle, the "shire"   
   > affix may be used correctly, but when a noun is intended, "Devon" is   
   > the correct term.   
      
   Just to throw some extra fuel on the fire: in Australia, "Devonshire"   
   can mean either cream or tea, but "Devon" means a certain kind of sliced   
   sausage. In fact, it's the same meat that we called "German sausage" in   
   my childhood.   
      
   (Horrible stuff, but convenient when you're in a rush to prepare school   
   sandwiches. In a similar way, "American cheese" is appropriate when   
   haste is more important that taste.)   
      
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   Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org   
   Newcastle, NSW   
      
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