Pickle

[Jonathan Lighter]

Re Garfield and the burgers, cukes and pickles:

Is the principle I'm talking about essentially "prolepsis"  (cattle referred
to as burgers, cukes called pickles)?

I'm not sure what to call it.

JL


On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I just checked again to confirm my earlier comments about the Boston
> area. At a local farm stand, the sign read "pickle cukes". At an
> eclectic suburban supermarket "pickling cukes" were right next to
> "Persian cukes". The big waxy one were just labeled "cukes" in both places.
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> David Metevia wrote:
> > I don't think it is common, but I hear it often enough to have
> > noticed, mostly with those who garden or sell vegetables.
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