iemmahu
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I've read an article, and there are two expressions I don't quite understand.
1.
"Years later, whenever Dad recalled that tradition, his eyes sparkled reliving the memory. My mother not so much. She always said she suspected the chocolates had been pre-sucked; they tasted cheap and old. You can’t blame the woman. Even as a child, she had a discriminating palette."
Could it be "palate" instead of "palette"?
2. "But the paper sacks did not have a context for our children. We had apples and oranges at home. Our children had never known fruit to be a scarcity, just as they had never known bare-bone want, or bread-and-butter sandwiches."
What does "bare-bone want" mean?
Can anyone please help me out?
Many many thanks.
The whole article can be found at:
When the gift meets the need - Family Matters - The Buffalo News
1.
"Years later, whenever Dad recalled that tradition, his eyes sparkled reliving the memory. My mother not so much. She always said she suspected the chocolates had been pre-sucked; they tasted cheap and old. You can’t blame the woman. Even as a child, she had a discriminating palette."
Could it be "palate" instead of "palette"?
2. "But the paper sacks did not have a context for our children. We had apples and oranges at home. Our children had never known fruit to be a scarcity, just as they had never known bare-bone want, or bread-and-butter sandwiches."
What does "bare-bone want" mean?
Can anyone please help me out?
Many many thanks.
The whole article can be found at:
When the gift meets the need - Family Matters - The Buffalo News