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If ordering something would it be unnatural to say 'a bottle of Coke' instead of just 'a Coke'?
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Sodas are available from a fountain or in a bottle. If you ask for the soda in a bottle, you will get a bottle. If you say you want a Coke, the restaurant will serve you what they usually serve.
- Sodas are available from a fountain or in a bottle.
- If you ask for the soda in a bottle, you will get a bottle.
- If you say you want a Coke, the restaurant will serve you what they usually serve.
- Fountain soda is less expensive for the restaurant, so if you don't specify, you'll probably get a fountain drink.
- Additionally, the bottled soda is more consistent for good flavor.
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Sodas are available from a fountain or in a bottle. If you ask for the soda in a bottle, you will get a bottle. If you say you want a Coke, the restaurant will serve you what they usually serve. Fountain soda is less expensive for the restaurant, so if you don't specify, you'll probably get a fountain drink. Additionally, the bottled soda is more consistent for good flavor.
0It would be necessary if they also had it in cans, but nobody would think anything of it if you asked for "a bottle of Coke" if that was indeed what you wanted and you had good reason to expect they carried bottles.
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