"sammies"; was: Becky Mercuri's book American Sandwich

[Wilson Gray]

And you are also welcome. And there's also no need to address me as
"Mr."  Even those whose mail apps automatically supply a virtual "Who's
Who" citation take no offense at being addressed informally.

-Wilson

On Feb 5, 2005, at 9:04 PM, Beckymercuri at AOL.COM wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: "sammies"; was:  Becky Mercuri's book  American
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> In a message dated 2/5/2005 3:57:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> wilson.gray at RCN.COM writes:
> The use of "sammie/sammy" as a (nick)name/slang term for "sandwich" is
> new to me. Thank you for going to the trouble to explain it to me.
>
> -Wilson Gray
> Mr. Gray, you are entirely welcome. And my thanks to you for pointing
> out an
> alternative spelling.
>
> Becky Mercuri
>