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okwow, ifn you want pedantic...

But how do you put it, if several of the same are needed?

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Perhaps you do things differently over there, but if I'm measuring out sugar or whatever, I usually use the same spoon three times rather than three different spoons once each. So it's definitely spoonfuls -- the amount is pluralised rather than the spoons.

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OK, Bingley, that's an excellent point. Makes sense to me!You have converted me to spoonfuls.
On my fridge I have two large, magnetic metal "buttons" which give the dry and liquid measure conversions. Very handy when cooking. Now what I really need are two conversion "buttons" for European to American measures. It was quite an adventure to figure out the directions for my O'Douls Irish Bran Bread mix. But I did it and now have lovely bread for breakfast every morning. Yum!




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OK, Bingley, that's an excellent point. Makes sense to me! You have converted me to spoonfuls.

Whereas maverick, Pfranz and I utterly failed.


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yeah, he's a sly dog...


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Whereas maverick, Pfranz and I utterly failed

Yup! failed utterly!


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yeah, he's a sly dog...
Ooh, you don't know the half of it!


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