End of ADS-L Digest - 12 Oct 1995 to 13 Oct 1995

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Topics of the day:



 1. Cook stove



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Date:  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 18:17:28 -0400

From:  Heilan Yvette Grimes <HEP2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: Re: Cook stove



Leonard Schiefer wrote:



>Can anyone give me insight on the term "cook stove"? My wife works as

>an interviewer for the U.S. Census Bureau and this term appears in

>questionnaires. She asks people if they "have a stove"; she thinks

>"cook" is redundant.



Cook in cook stove is not meant to be redundant, but rather explanatory. A

cook stove is different than a regular stove. Most people think of a regular

stove as having burners and an oven. A cook stove is usually a few tabletop

burners and no oven.