redcurrants

English translation: redcurrants

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English term or phrase:	redcurrants
Selected answer:	redcurrants

12:33 Aug 18, 2009

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English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary

English term or phrase: redcurrants

Hello to my British colleagues out there. Is it correct for a cookery book, to spell redcurrants together or separately? The American Oxford dictionary states that the UK spelling is together (we separate them, i.e. red currants). However, I do find quite a lot of UK web-sites where the words are separated. Any thoughts on this.......

Rosa Foyle
Germany

redcurrants

Explanation:
In the UK - all one word, along with blackberries and blueberries.

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-08-18 12:39:03 GMT)
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and blackcurrants

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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 13:01

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For UK English write them together. For US, red currants, is the correct spelling.
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redcurrants

Mark Nathan

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redcurrants (one word)

Phillippa May Bennett

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redcurrants

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 13:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

For UK English write them together. For US, red currants, is the correct spelling.

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

redcurrants (one word)

Explanation:
Well - I've always spelt it as one word. Cambridge Advanced learners is with me on this one too. I hope this link works!

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=66226&dict=CA...

Phillippa May Bennett
Portugal
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of:

English

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