ronsboy67 ,
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TFW you're reading a mystery set in the UK written by a UK resident author and your keen detective abilities make you think "hmmmm, US edition?"🤔
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ECityMom ,
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@ronsboy67 @AnnaAnthro @bookstodon Is it the icing that got you? I twigged at the word reckon, but I'm not British. (Or American)

Rob_l ,
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@ronsboy67 @bookstodon yuk, IT'S CALLED ICING!

benetnasch ,
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@Rob_l @ronsboy67 @bookstodon Gonna guess neither of you are bakers. While some people do use the terms interchangeably, there's an actual difference.

There's icing, frosting, and glaze. Glaze is the thinnest, iirc, with frosting coming close. Frosting is generally heavier.

My grandma was a baker and I've worked in several bakeries. 🙃

Rob_l ,
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@benetnasch @ronsboy67 @bookstodon We are but simple folk!

ronsboy67 OP ,
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@benetnasch @Rob_l @bookstodon I did wonder about that possibility actually, whether it was being used as a term of art. Te subsequent use elsewhere of "club class" reinforced my view, though. That to my (non-UK) ears also sounded very North American - here in Aotearoa, we'd say "business class"

peachfront ,
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@ronsboy67 @benetnasch @Rob_l @bookstodon

in the US we say "Business Class"

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