Eco-tableware?

[nq:1]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and chopsticks with me when eating out for the reason of ... if there is a term to refer to the spoon, fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
Cutlery.

Peter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, se

[nq:2]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and ... fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
[nq:1]Cutlery.[/nq]
I would say "eating utensils". Chopsticks don't count as cutlery.
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Spehro Pefhany

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UsenetDear all,
I always bring my own spoon, fork and chopsticks with me when eating out for the reason of environmental protection. But I am wondering if there is a term to refer to the spoon, fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much!

How about using the current buzz-word green? --as in: I brought my own greenware to

Have you ever tried to eat soup with a lettuce leaf?
[nq:1] Gary T. Bentley TrysB: [/nq]
Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 7 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years

Or 'I'm a tree-hugger. I eat with my fingers.'

[nq:1]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and chopsticks with me when eating out for the reason of ... if there is a term to refer to the spoon, fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
I'm wondering how that protects the environment?
Does it mean you never wash them, and so save water?

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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Steve Hayes filted:
[nq:2]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and ... fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
[nq:1]I'm wondering how that protects the environment? Does it mean you never wash them, and so save water?[/nq]
For the chopsticks, at least, it means one does wash them, later at home, instead of throwing out the disposable ones prov

[nq:1]Steve Hayes filted:[/nq]
[nq:2]I'm wondering how that protects the environment? Does it mean you never wash them, and so save water?[/nq]
[nq:1]For the chopsticks, at least, it means one does wash them, later at home, instead of throwing out the disposable ... of course) and thus not only cluttering up the environment but depleting the stock of wood used to make them..r[/nq]

[nq:1]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and chopsticks with me when eating out for the reason of ... if there is a term to refer to the spoon, fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
obAUE:
That use of "bring" is not possible in BrE. You can't "bring" something unless you are where the object is to be brought. BrE has to have "take" there.
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[nq:2]Dear all, I always bring my own spoon, fork and ... fork and chopsticks, such as "eco-spoon"? Thank you very much![/nq]
[nq:1]obAUE: That use of "bring" is not possible in BrE. You can't "bring" something unless you are where the object is to be brought. BrE has to have "take" there.[/nq]
Yes, good point. I would always use "take" in that context too.

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