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Old September 29, 2009, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jessica View Post
I've learned it as maíz...and I used to pronouncee it as ma(i)ze.
But which, Jessica - the kernels or the whole cob? As has been pointed out, there are different words for different things in Spanish, where in English we have just one word, "corn", that covers all of those things.... Ask your Spanish teacher what s/he thinks....
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