Re: Origin of "curried"

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From: Probal Shome
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 17:54

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Peter da Silva ( peter@ferranti.com ) writes , in comp.lang.misc 
<28 Aug 92 18:45:22 GMT> : 

>In article <1992Aug27.160259.15445@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
>>                   I've always thought the culinary analogy ought to be
>> "schongefilte" instead - Schonfinkel invented the idea, not Curry, and
>> the word suggests removing something rather than, like "currying", adding
>> extra ingredients.
>
>I've always thought of it like currying a horse, not currying a meal.


   Probably it is Curry who is popularly attributed with inventing the operation

rather than Schoenfinkel ?

( The Amerigo Vespuchi/Christopher Columbus phenomenon in reverse ? )

   
   - Probal Shome.

   ( shome@aaaca1.sinet.slb.com )

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From: shome@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (Probal Shome)
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Subject: Re: Origin of "curried"
Summary: Haskell B. Curry
Keywords: Currying, Etymology
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