I love really foamy bubble baths.

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Hello,please have a look at the sentence:I love really foamy bubble baths.Can it have two meanings?One would be that somebody likes a liquid soap tkat makes a lot of bubbles, while the second would be that somebody likes to take a bath with foamy bubbles? If yes, then I guess we should know which is correct based on the context, yes? Of course, these meanings are rather connected...

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

ReegisCan it have two meanings?

No. The alternate meaning you describe is expressed thus:

I love really foamy bubble bath soap.

CJ

Reegis · Answer

I must say that I had thought exacly as you do until I met this meaning:

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bubble-bath?q=bubble+bath

And it confused me... Could it be that this dictionary is wrong? Or this meaning is extremely rare and rather not used?

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Now I also found it here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bubble_bath

CalifJim · Answer

ReegisI must say that I had thought exactly as you do until I ~~met~~ found this meaning:

And it confused me

It confuses me too. This entry notes "uncountable", however, so maybe that's why the plural "bubble baths" steered me away from the 'soap' definition. (The second link does not say "uncountable".)

Regardless, if it were my choice, I'd add "soap" if I meant "soap".

CJ

Reegis · Answer

I see.

Thanks for the explanation and also the corrections in red

I love really foamy bubble baths.

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