Talk:Punnet

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Muzilon in topic Regional

Any pictures? edit

This article could use a picture, especially for us folks who have never heard the word "punnet" before, but have probably seen thousands of them. zadignose (talk) 20:06, 3 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Never mind, found one, added it. zadignose (talk) 21:07, 3 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Regional edit

Per Wiktionary, the term is used in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Never heard of it being used in the U.S. The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary(1993) says its origin is England 19th century, possibly diminuitive of "pound." It does not appear at all in the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language(1973). This article could be redirected to or merged with Basket, since it is basically a dictionary definition. Edison (talk) 19:29, 16 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

See the references now added to the article, and discussion of 'punnet' as used in early strawberry horticulture in USA; it may be a term now out of use in America, but was once understood there. Please do not merge with 'basket'; Wikipedia is not an exclusively United States encyclopaedia. Thank you. Jamesmcardle(talk) 02:18, 19 August 2019 (UTC)Reply
What do North Americans call a "punnet" then? Muzilon (talk) 02:40, 9 April 2020 (UTC)Reply