"It appears we are both sampling the English muffins." Until this point, I was not aware we were talking about ENGLISH muffins. I pictured putting jam on regular muffins, which seemed odd. Maybe "'We have English muffins, madam, will that be acceptable?'" or some comment about the muffins being more scrumptious than regular English muffins or some other way not to picture big puffy round muffins.
I like the Duke. He's old and crusty, but he knows it and tries to be better.
It is another cultural thing. What we call "muffins" in the US are called "American muffins" in the UK and didn't appear until the 19th century. What we call "English muffins" are just "muffins" in Europe. They were probably first made in Germany. I added "English muffins" for my American readers, but it is likely Dottydum would have just called them "muffins." I am tempted to remove the "English" altogether and Americans will just have to deal with it. LOL!
"It appears we are both sampling the English muffins." Until this point, I was not aware we were talking about ENGLISH muffins. I pictured putting jam on regular muffins, which seemed odd. Maybe "'We have English muffins, madam, will that be acceptable?'" or some comment about the muffins being more scrumptious than regular English muffins or some other way not to picture big puffy round muffins.
I like the Duke. He's old and crusty, but he knows it and tries to be better.
It is another cultural thing. What we call "muffins" in the US are called "American muffins" in the UK and didn't appear until the 19th century. What we call "English muffins" are just "muffins" in Europe. They were probably first made in Germany. I added "English muffins" for my American readers, but it is likely Dottydum would have just called them "muffins." I am tempted to remove the "English" altogether and Americans will just have to deal with it. LOL!
That's an author's prerogative, IMHO! 😁
It's amazing what you learn writing a "historical" novel. 🙂