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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Ice cream

Hi.

What do we call the kind of ice cream in shape of cone? What about the one made of several scoops?

Would you tell the name of different kinds of ice creams?

Thank you very much for your time
  

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hrsanei Hi. What do we call the kind of ice cream in shape of cone? What about the one made of several scoops?

  • hrsanei Hi.
  • What do we call the kind of ice cream in shape of cone?
  • What about the one made of several scoops?
  • Would you tell the name of different kinds of ice creams?
  • Thank you very much for your time I don't know of any kind of ice cream that comes in the shape of a cone, since it would melt without a cone.
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hrsaneiHi.
What do we call the kind of ice cream in shape of cone? What about the one made of several scoops?
Would you tell the name of different kinds of ice creams?

Thank you very much for your time
I don't know of any kind of ice cream that comes in the shape of a cone, since it would melt without a cone.

Ice cream is usuall
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By number of scoops: single dip, double dip, triple dip / single scoop, double scoop, triple scoop

By similar types of frozen dessert: ice-cream, sherbet, sorbet, gelato, soft-serve, frozen yogurt

By flavors: vanilla, French vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, chocolate, maple walnut, chocolate chip, mint, mint chocolate chip, cherry, butterscotch, ... There are hundreds of flav
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Thank your very much Non Sequitur for your response.

Thank you very much Jim for your complete reply.

I meant the kind of icecream that is placed on the cone. Do we simply say give me an ice cream cone?

Is it true to say my favorite kind of ice cream is ice cream cone?

I have the impression that by saying ice cream cone, we are talking about the
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"Ice cream cone" is indeed a synecdoche which means not only the cone but the ice cream within it. It's not correct to say "My favorite kind of ice cream is ice cream cone". You might say "My favorite kind of ice cream is a strawberry cone", or "My favorite kind of ice cream is strawberry in a cone". Single dip and single scoop mean the same thing.
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hrsaneiDo we simply say give me an ice cream cone?
Yes. Realistically, you enter an ice cream shop and they'll ask you what you want. It goes like this:

- Can I help you?

- Yes. I'd like some ice cream.

- Cone or cup?

- Cone. / I'd like an ice cream cone. / I prefer it in a cone.

- Which flavor?

- St
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Thanks CSnyder for your help.
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Thanks Jim for your answer and presenting the situation.

$5.98? You are charging me excessively. I won't pay that much.

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