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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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bakery

0 What do you call a general cake that has no chocolate or any chocolate products in it?02br
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00I went to the bakery (shop) to get a non-chocolate cake for her birthday. (Is shop needed?)02br
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02br 00I know there is a sponge cake and a 01b 00chocolate02b 00 sponge cake02br 00So I guess a sponge cake doesn't contain chocolate. 02br 00 But it could be a cheese-cake, without chocolate. 02br 00Why are you looking for a term for something that is not included in the item.

— Optilang

  • 02br 00I know there is a sponge cake and a 01b 00chocolate02b 00 sponge cake02br 00So I guess a sponge cake doesn't contain chocolate.
  • 02br 00 But it could be a cheese-cake, without chocolate.
  • 02br 00Why are you looking for a term for something that is not included in the item.
  • It's a cake, and could be made with all sorts of things, so we would say what the cake01i 00 01b 00is02b 02i 01b 00 02b 00made of rather than what it isn't.
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0I am not an expert regarding things prepared in a kitchen.02br
00I know there is a sponge cake and a 01b00chocolate02b00 sponge cake02br
00So I guess a sponge cake doesn't contain chocolate. 02br
00 But it could be a cheese-cake, without chocolate. 02br
00Why are you looking for a term for something that is not included in t
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1i00I went to the bakery (shop) to get a non-chocolate cake for her birthday. (Is shop needed?)02i02br
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00 I went to the bakery to get her a birthday cake.02br
00I went to the bakery to get her a birthday cake with no chocolate (in it) as she doesn't like it. 0-
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0She's allergic to chocolate 05002br
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00Is non-chocolate cake a poor choice?010id6
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0I went to the bakery to get her a non-chocolate birthday cake (as she is allergic to chocolate). 02br
00I went to the bakery to get her a birthday cake without chocolate (as she is allergic to it).02br
00Either is ok. 0-
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0 Thank you, Optilang! 0-
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0I went to the bakery to get her a chocolate free birthday cake.0-
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0 That's a good suggestion. Thanks! 0-
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0 You will have to use a hyphen between chocolate and free. 0-
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optilang
I went to the bakery to get her a chocolate free birthday cake.

optilang.
Should 'chocolate free' be hyphenated?
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Should - one of the worst words in the English language.

A search on google books shows chocolate free and chocolate-free.

Hyphenate it, if you feel you must.
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