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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- okwhateverdude@lemmy.worldEnglish9 hours
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”
- 10 hours
Always said Half n Half.
‘Get a case of half n half’
Like moose, deer, sheep, etc… the plural is also a singular
- 10 hours
This was my guess, but I vaguely recall esoteric grammar for compound words? I am struggling for another example. Johnnies-come-lately?
- 10 hours
half-and-half = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
two half-and-half(s) = (0.5 + 0.5) × 2 = 1 × 2 = 2
three half-and-half(s) = (0.5 + 0.5) × 3 = 1 × 2 = 3
…- 10 hours
Argh, I meant + and then did a copy and paste error
It’s half AND half, not half TIMES half after all
