# Straight Dope sighting at Not Always Right

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 17, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813 "2024-08-17T01:23:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813/1 "2024-08-17T01:23:04Z")

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> **[Not A Very Appetizing Explanation](https://notalwaysright.com/not-a-very-appetizing-explanation/342340/)**
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> Me: "Thanks! And are you guys ready to order your entrées? Customer: "Why do you Americans call it an entrée? It's the main meal, yes?"

Any of youse guys wanna fess up to being the contributor of this story?

I assume the column referenced is this one:

> **[Why do Americans refer to the main course of a meal as the “entree?” What...](https://www.straightdope.com/21343862/why-do-americans-refer-to-the-main-course-of-a-meal-as-the-entree-what-happened-to-the-kilocalorie)**

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-sighting-at-not-always-right/1005813/2 "2024-08-17T23:30:12Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> Any of youse guys wanna fess up to being the contributor of this story?

Funny enough, I had a friend named Tony who lived in Australia? Maybe it was him?

I lost contact with him so I can’t ask. ☹