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Soprano Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Free icecreams

Hello,

Could you tell me ??

1) If it is ok to say free icecreams or if I have to say icecreams for free?

2) Someone wrote: I could drink free icecreams.... What is the verb that goes with icecreams?? eat??

3) Is it correct to say "I was very excited ON my first day"

Thank you very much.
  

Top answer

1) While it's technically correct to say "icecreams", no native speaker would. Ice cream is a particular item, a dish or food, and generally stands alone. To talk about free ice cream dishes, you would generally refer to the particular ice cream dish spoken about.

— Bob Collins

  • 1) While it's technically correct to say "icecreams", no native speaker would.
  • Ice cream is a particular item, a dish or food, and generally stands alone.
  • To talk about free ice cream dishes, you would generally refer to the particular ice cream dish spoken about.
  • " Again, this is correct, just not common usage.
  • 2) The correct verb for ice cream is eat.
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1) While it's technically correct to say "icecreams", no native speaker would. Ice cream is a particular item, a dish or food, and generally stands alone. To talk about free ice cream dishes, you would generally refer to the particular ice cream dish spoken about. For example: The shop down the street is giving away free ice cream cones (or ice cream sundaes, etc.)

Now, as to the sentence
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Hi Soprano;

Here are some examples:

The grocery store had a special today: the chocolate ice cream was free. I wanted to take all the free ice cream I could carry, but there was a limit of one carton per person.

I like to eat ice cream, especially if it is free!
I love to drink ice cream soda.

Now I'm hungry for ice cream!
Cheers,
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Thank you for your time and help!!!!
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Thank you Bob! I found your answers very clear and to the point!!!
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