I thought i would go shopping to pick up some pots and pans for my daughter.(this way she could use and take care of them herself,now that she is cooking more). But while i was looking around i thought i would pick some things i need up. Boy, I felt like i stepped into different world with these pans. I asked the girl i need a decent frying pan... few min.later she came back with what i call a saute pan (sloped sides) here she said. I guess i looked a little surprised,she said this isnt what u wanted i said no. Then told her again i need a frying pan with straight sides u know a frying pan. She once again returned with a saute pan (she called it) and said this is what u need.I said thats a saute pan? Looks more like a frying pan,she says no its a saute pan. I dont get it.... I have always called a frying pan a frying pan or skillet one of the same. They will either have straight sides or sloped sides,....but the sloped sides to me are called saute pans.(NOT STRAIGHT SIDES). But now a days what I call a saute pan ...slope sides are now frying pans and what I call a frying pan now called a saute pan! Any one else had this encounter?