The replacement of the doggy bag

[Laurence Horn]

On Mar 7, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

> On Mar 7, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:
>>
>> I still hear (and use) "doggy bag" occasionally for take-home at
>> restaurants in the Boston area.  But I must confess I sometimes think
>> (unappetizingly) of the other context; I think it has taken on that
>> second meaning.
>
> Haha. Perhaps _that's_ the reason the word is falling out of use! BB
>
"That's curious.  I remember this tasting much better in the restaurant…"

LH

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