Date:  Fri, 4 Aug 1995 08:28:13 -0700

From:  Allen Maberry <maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU>

Subject: Re: monkey blood



Luanne's is the distinction I grew up with (Oregon). I always heard

"canker sore" never just "canker", and never heard of a "mouth ulcer".

Allen Maberry

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Luanne von Schneidemesser wrote:



> In Message Wed, 2 Aug 1995 15:06:09 EDT,

>  Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV maintainer writes:

>

> >Here in New York City, a mouth ulcer is a cold sore. I've seen

> >(somewhere) but not heard "canker sore," but never "canker" as

> >a standalone noun. (Born in 1963, raised in Queens.)

> >

> >Vicki Rosenzweig

> >vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com

> >New York, NY

>

> Growing up in Kansas, I used only the term canker sore for what was in your

> mouth. A cold sore was on the outside of your lip, where other people could

> see it, not in your mouth. Do others make this distiction? Mouth ulcer

> I've never heard.

>

> Luanne von S.

>