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[Anders Johansson <ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 11 June 2008 23:49:18 John Andersen 
wrote:
> In my (limited) experience, simmering applies to cooking 
of food, not the
> state of a fire.  Perhaps usage is different in the EU.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering

wikipedia is never a reliable source

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-
bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=simmer

2 a: to be in a state of incipient development

google "simmering fire" and you'll find that it's not commonly 
used, but it is used by some respectable sources

Anders
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