Re: noun compounds
| From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 6, 2006, 14:53 |
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--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> wrote:
>"For desert, we have apple and b.berry pie" -- could be either,
>personally I'd interpret it as two kinds of pie. Certainly we
>USers say "For Thanksgiving, it's customary to have mince and
pumpkin pie"-- >2 kinds of pie (love 'em both!!)
Is it not a bit "dangerous" to say "we USers"? "Mince and pumpkin
pie" means, to me, only one kind of pie. If I meant two different
kinds of pie, I would say "mince and pumpkin pies" and let context
determine the exact meaning.
What's for dessert?
Mince and pumpkin pie. (one kind)
Mince and pumpkin pies. (two kinds)
On a personal note, as I vegetarian I don't eat MINCED MEAT pie, but
I do eat mince pie. Check the label.
Charlie
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