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semantics
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Diane <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:48:07 -0500
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What do other mammals do with their young?  They don't "breastfeed."  Do
they nurse?  Suckle?  Something else?  In the US I think we'd say they
nurse.  What about other English-speaking countries?  "Here's a picture of a
dog _____ing its puppies."

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Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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