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What is the plural of half-and-half? (leminal.space)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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You know those little shots of creamer they serve at the diner? (Intergalactic House of Pancakes, in this case).

Half-and-halves? Half-and-halfs?

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[โ€“] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The contents are innumerable. This is like asking what the plural of water is. The container, however, is numerable. You already answered your own question "little shots of creamer". You enumerated the containers: "shots"

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    If you sat at a table, and wanted water for each person, you would ask for "waters". The container is implied.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Nah, the orders themselves are numerable. "How many orders of water do you want?" That you colloquially shorten it to "waters" is irrelevant. Even if you needed to order by volume, you would ask for UNITs (liter, gallon, barrel, etc.) of water.

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