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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by egdod on Sunday October 27, 2019 @12:06AM (#21367821)
Tequila is not whisk(e)y. It’s fine, but it’s not the same thing.
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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by nailer on Sunday October 27, 2019 @05:35AM (#21368678)
This article calls bourbon whiskey. If we consider whiskey could be made from corn we may as well allow agave or potatos too.
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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by egdod on Sunday October 27, 2019 @02:49PM (#21371641)
Everybody calls bourbon whiskey.
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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by nailer on Monday October 28, 2019 @03:07AM (#21374876)
No, Americans call bourbon whiskey. More to the point, something being common doesn't make it correct.
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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by egdod on Monday October 28, 2019 @09:18AM (#21376651)
Eventually it does.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description

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