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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  • [โ€“] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It's already plural, like pants.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 6 months ago

    I'll half what she's half-and-halfing

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 6 months ago

    In a restaurant setting, creamers.

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

    Always said Half n Half.

    'Get a case of half n half'

    Like moose, deer, sheep, etc..... the plural is also a singular

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

    This was my guess, but I vaguely recall esoteric grammar for compound words? I am struggling for another example. Johnnies-come-lately?

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 6 months ago

    Half ands half.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 6 months ago

    More half and half

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    [โ€“] 1 point 6 months ago

    Half-and-halfae.

    About the 3rd or 4th I came up with.

    I'm sticking with that.

    Half-and-halfae.

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