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Pam Wiggins <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:48:21 -0400
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Barbara Wilson-Clay said:

I vote for the 'keep it simple' approach.  I call what mothers make: "milk,"
and what comes out of a can: "formula."  The one is quite clearly natural,
the other (by definition, inference and custom) is artificial.  Everyone
understands exactly what you mean, and it isnt a new off-putting jargon that
has to be constantly defined to the uninitiated (which seems insulting to me.)

YES, I vote for that idea.  In fact, I usually do talk about "formula"
instead of using any of the other "new words."  After all, most people DO
know what you're talking about when you say this and to me "formula" means
something heinous mixed up in a laboratory (which it is.)

Pam Wiggins,
WEBSITE:  http://www.bookzone.com/breastfeeding

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