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HUBLOTDo you say "a corn" to mean "an ear of corn"?No, I don't. I don't know anybody who says that. We say "an ear of corn".
HUBLOTPieces of cornNo. They are kernels of corn or corn kernels. In this case, we would not use 'kernels of' when asking for more. Thus,
HUBLOTIs it correct to say "an ear of corn on the cob, two ears of corn on the cob, three ears...,"This I've never heard. It's redundant, anyway, since if the husk is there, then the cob is there, too.
HUBLOTand is it wrong to say "a corn on the cob, two corns on the cob, three..."?No, this sounds all right to me.