Regionalisms, New York vs. Chicago - Re: Death by Chocolate

[A. Maberry]

I see both in Seattle. They appear to be the same to me. I'm not sure that
either is a regionalism in the US, but they might be in Italy.

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, James McIntosh wrote:

> At 11:46 AM 1/7/02 EST, you wrote:
>
> >PENNE--3 August 1981, pg. 45, col. 1, "Penne (those oversize macaroni) with
> vodka and cream ($3.95) has a Hot-as Hades kick one night."
>
> People in New York refer to "penne" and "penne rigate" ("penne", with
> ridges), yet do not think of this as a regionalism.
>
> People in Chicago refer to "mostaccioli", (spelling uncertain), yet do not
> think of this as a regionalism.
>
> They are the same thing.
>
> In a boundary region between the two, you can sometimes see in groceries and
> supermarkets packages of pasta labelled as both "penne" and "mostaccioli".
>
> What is the history of these words, and why do some people of Italian
> descent use one but not the other ?
>