Another "how do you say" / "what do you call this" poll

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[Poll #757711]

Comments

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

The former is a chile pepper. In New Jersey I would have called it a red chile, but around here red chile (and green chile) are specific things and I don't know enough to tell whether that is really a red chile (which can only be a Hatch chile) or just a chile pepper. ;-)

[mendel.livejournal.com]

Alas, sweet peppers are chile (= chili) peppers! (#t1981991)

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

Not in New Mexico, they ain't. ;-)

[mendel.livejournal.com]

Well, "people use different words" was how this whole discussion began. But if you're going to jump in and start declaring what things are hours after I already talked about the problem with "sweet" vs "chili" (#t1981991), then people might be left wondering what you're trying to get across!

Besides, I already explained that I was trying to illustrate a red banana pepper but probably accidentally illustrated a jalapeno (or a tabasco). Even though red banana peppers are chiles I'm not sure people would think of a red banana when they hear "chile" instead of a much smaller, hotter pepper.