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Jingtian Posted 18 years ago
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0 In a restaurant, if you ordered more than you could eat, you could ask the waiter/waitress to bring you a 01 u 00 box 02 u 00 . Then he/she will 01 u 00 box 02 u 00 the food for you so that you can take it home and enjoy it later. 02 br
00 Is the use of "box" correct here? Before I came to the United States, I was told that we could use dog-bag. But I went to several restaurants and I have not heard anyone say dog-bag. 0-
00 Is the use of "box" correct here? Before I came to the United States, I was told that we could use dog-bag. But I went to several restaurants and I have not heard anyone say dog-bag. 0-
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0 The correct term is 'doggie-bag'. 'Box' in terms of take-out items is used, for example, as"Could you box this up?", but I don't think it is used for restaurant food. Chinese restaurants sometimes serve food in a box, in which case you might ask for a box. But, I think 'doggie-bag', even though it is commonly understood, is not in general use anymore. Nowadays people are more likely to ask to
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0 I have no answer for your question, sorry. 02 br
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00 I only have a small comment: should your "dog-bag" be " 05 0 00 "? 02 br
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00 I only have a small comment: should your "dog-bag" be " 05 0 00 "? 02 br
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01 b 10 doggy bag 12 b 10 10 noun 10 10 [ C ] 12 br
10 a small bag that a restaurant provides so that you can take home any food you have not finished 12 br
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0 In the US, we no longer say "doggy/doggie bag" very often. You ask if they can "box it up for you please." It doesn't matter what shape the container is in. 0-
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0 Styrofoam flip-top boxes (or hinged-lid boxes) have almost entirely replaced "doggy bags" in my neck of the woods. In some restaurants the server does it for you (or offers to) and in others it's do-it-yourself. If you ask for a "doggy bag" everyone will know exactly what you mean, and will bring you a box. In most cases where the restaurant accepts "to-go" orders, the same boxes are used. 0
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00 Note that packing up uneaten food from your plate in a box to take home is not normally requested or done in a "high-class" restaurant. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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00 Note that packing up uneaten food from your plate in a box to take home is not normally requested or done in a "high-class" restaurant. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 About the only places that do this in the UK are pizza restaurants. You'd normally just ask 'can I take this with me?' or something. 0-
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0 I suppose there are also very few restaurants in Canada or America not considered "high-class", isn't it? Is that the reason why more and more people are now "weight challenged"? 0-
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0 Ha! In my experience, the very high end restaurants are the ones with much smaller servings, and there's nothing left to box up. 02 br
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00 Most restaurants are NOT high-class. Applebees, Chile's, TGIF, Olive Garden, On the Border - all the chains serve you huge portions. Asking for half your dinner to be boxed up shows that you made a good decision about an appropriate port
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00 Most restaurants are NOT high-class. Applebees, Chile's, TGIF, Olive Garden, On the Border - all the chains serve you huge portions. Asking for half your dinner to be boxed up shows that you made a good decision about an appropriate port
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