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> jello to our American cousins

I think you mean jelly.

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People use the word jam in the states. I first saw the word used at Denny's.

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ggp probably meant the word "jelly" instead of the word "jello".

No one is contesting the word "jam".

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The scenario is that a US foreigner mentioned we use jello for jam. We use the word jam.

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You're missing the point. Regardless of whether "jam" is used, so is "jelly" (not "jello"). I am American and I use both "jam" and "jelly". There's probably variation in usage throughout the country.

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Jam, jelly and jello are 3 distinct things to Americans. Jello is a brand, its just flavored gelatin and comes in a box as a powder, sometimes people add fruit chunks. Jelly is a gel made from fruit juice and fruit pectin but contains no fruit solids. Jam is similar to jelly but contains some solids.

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