bread

0 I'd like to buy half 01b00a02b00 loaf of bread.0-

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0 You may say it, but you will find that shops will only sell you a whole loaf.0-

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01cite10Feebs1112cite10 You may say it, but you will find that shops will only sell you a whole loaf.12br
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10Why? Can't I buy half a loaf of bread?02br
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00Probably you're thinking about bread which is already packed in some plastic wrap and cannot be divided in half? Right? 0-

0Feebs is referring to bread that has been wrapped. You can buy half a loaf if the bread is not in a wrapper.0-

0 Not in this country you can't! No baker will cut a loaf in half. Loaves are sold by weight, and you buy small, medium, large - all of which have specified weights. 0-

0Nowadays, in my country, bread is wrapped. Many years ago, bread was not wrapped and so we could buy half a loaf of bread. 0-

0Interesting question. I think it's safe to say that most bakeries in the U.S. sell only whole loaves, of various sizes. But one bakery I go to makes very large loaves of pumpernickle bread and rye bread, and you can buy either a whole or a half loaf. The same bakery also makes Challah bread (a braided Jewish egg bread), and in that you can only buy a large or a small.02br
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10There's an old saying -- "Half a loaf is better than 11b10none12b10."12br
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10I believe that the saying is "Half a loaf better than 01b00no bread02b00". 0-

0Ah, ....no. Not in the U.S., at least.0-