tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post8316068074385750265..comments2023-04-17T08:41:16.982-06:00Comments on Please, Contain Your Excitement: Pepper SpecificitySherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248348740599788697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-28125101491948805402010-02-07T18:33:53.052-07:002010-02-07T18:33:53.052-07:00I just want to eat them. All.I just want to eat them. All.trishtatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761421199838284000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-87717752062734861202010-02-05T19:28:19.645-07:002010-02-05T19:28:19.645-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980555264660454821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-83345986697436425962010-02-05T10:30:07.906-07:002010-02-05T10:30:07.906-07:00They would always call it a mix like "green b...They would always call it a mix like "green bell peppers" or "red bell peppers" at the deli. <br /><br />Oh, and I definitely agree that dried onions are not the same. So true. I do like the way it smells different than fresh onions. It's like comparing two completely different things... in a way :)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109053763737388303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-27566262409024725642010-02-05T07:34:42.106-07:002010-02-05T07:34:42.106-07:00Guilty, because if I'm referring to any pepper...Guilty, because if I'm referring to any pepper other than a bell pepper, it becomes a "jalapeno" or "a can of chopped green chili peppers", etc.Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691559486171687852.post-64896477891881149862010-02-04T22:33:44.060-07:002010-02-04T22:33:44.060-07:00I usually side with you on things like this, but I...I usually side with you on things like this, but I think this time you've gone too far. "Red/green pepper" has become a compound noun specifically referring to certain types of pepper. C.f. "blackboard"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20pepper" rel="nofollow">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20pepper</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pepper" rel="nofollow">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pepper</a>Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980555264660454821noreply@blogger.com