[CH] chile, chilli

Jim Weller (Jim.Weller@salata.com)
23 May 01 22:46:17 -0800

 -=> Quoting "Alex Silbajoris" to All <=-

 >That's the way we refer to chillis here in Australia.  We have chilli 
 >plants with the delicious fruit being referred to as chillis.

 "S> And sometimes in Indian groceries here I've bought chilly powder. 
 "S> Must be  one more thing waiting to confuse people trying to learn the
 "S> English  language...

And then there's the Filipino "silli". That one had me stonkered for
awhile til an Australian who's travelled a bit enlightened me.



                                                YK Jim