Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    AH>  ... but most city folks don't pluralize "chicken" or   
    AH>  "turkey" or "goose" or "duck" when they are talking   
    AH>  about what meat they eat any more than they do with   
    AH>  "pork" or "bacon". Occasionally I do hear from a friend   
    AH>  who's planning a holiday dinner that s/he isn't sure   
    AH>  whether to buy the largest turkey s/he can find or two   
    AH>  medium-sized turkeys, and professional chefs may be   
    AH>  called upon to make such decisions as a matter of course.   
    AH>  The latter, however, don't discuss their work with me.   
      
    ak>  OK. Now if I see "I like cat" I know what it means. ;)   
      
      
             Yes.  From my POV "cat" is synonymous with "cat's meat" (as used in   
   a Canadian folk song) & I wouldn't assume the reference was to just one cat.    
   :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)