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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Do you call it a carton of ice-cream? How about a box of ice-cream?
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a carton of ice-cream
Do you call it a carton of ice-cream? How about a box of ice-cream?
Thanks.
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Hi N2G I might refer to that as a 'carton', however Ben & Jerry's ice cream is normally sold by the pint -- which is smaller than what I would normally call a 'carton'. ) So, I might simply call your picture 'a pint of ice cream'. I might also refer to the packaging as a 'container'.
- Hi N2G I might refer to that as a 'carton', however Ben & Jerry's ice cream is normally sold by the pint -- which is smaller than what I would normally call a 'carton'.
- ) So, I might simply call your picture 'a pint of ice cream'.
- I might also refer to the packaging as a 'container'.
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Hi N2G
I might refer to that as a 'carton', however Ben & Jerry's ice cream is normally sold by the pint -- which is smaller than what I would normally call a 'carton'. (To me, a 'carton of ice cream' contains 2 quarts by default.) So, I might simply call your picture 'a pint of ice cream'. I might also refer to the packaging as a 'container'.
I might refer to that as a 'carton', however Ben & Jerry's ice cream is normally sold by the pint -- which is smaller than what I would normally call a 'carton'. (To me, a 'carton of ice cream' contains 2 quarts by default.) So, I might simply call your picture 'a pint of ice cream'. I might also refer to the packaging as a 'container'.
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We have all agreed to the social contract that there is no word for that to which you are referring. It is simply "The Ice Cream," because that is how we have all been conditioned.
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