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How should I say this?Can I get this dish with /in the menu or can I not take this dish if I take this menu?Thank you

Clive · Accepted Answer

I don't understand what you are trying to say.

Are you talking to a waiter?
Why are you saying 'this dish'?

CalifJim · Answer

There are several ways to say it, but none of them can be so ethereally abstract as what you have written. You need to be more specific.

Do fries come with the burger (or not)?
Do you get potatoes with the chicken (or not)?
Is dessert included with the veal roast?

CJ

CSnyder · Answer

CliveI don't understand what you are trying to say.Are you talking to a waiter?Why are you saying 'this dish'?

I suspect that he's ordering a set menu at a restaurant (often called a prix fixe) and wants to know if a substitution would be allowed.

In which case he'd want to say something like "May I substitute <x> for <y>?".

Clive · Answer

Past a certain point, I prefer not to have to guess. In my opinion, it's better if the person just tries to tell us in another way.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you to all,

I am trying to say exactly what CSnyder said.

I don't know if this particular sandwich can be ordered with the menu I want to get.

There are 5 sandwiches you can get with/in the menu. I wasn't sure the one I wanted was one of them.

Can you tell me if the following is correct?

I don't know if this particular sandwich can be ordered with/in the menu I want to get.
There are 5 sandwiches you can get with/in the menu.
Can I get that sandwich in/with the menu?
There are 5 sandwiches to choose from in/with this meal.

Using 'substitute' to me implies that the sandwich might not necessarily be purchased in this menu, but you are asking if they could anyway whereas what I am trying to know is which sandwiches can be purchased with the menu I want.

Does this make sense?

Thank you

Ps Could you correct the sentence? Can you say 'purchase in a menu'? How would you have written : Using 'substitute' to me implies that the sandwich might not necessarily be purchased in this menu, but you are asking if they could anyway whereas what I am trying to know is which sandwiches can be purchased with the menu I want.

Anonymous · Answer

Could you tell me if it is clearer and how to explain the sentences?

If don't know if this particular sandwich can be ordered with the menu I want to get.

There are 5 sandwiches you can get with/in the menu. I wasn't sure the one I wanted was one of them.

Can you tell me if the following is correct? How would you write each?

1 I don't know if this particular sandwich can be ordered with/in the menu I want to get.
2 There are 5 sandwiches you can get with/in the menu.
3 Can I get that sandwich in/with the menu?
4 There are 5 sandwiches to choose from in/with this meal.
5 This sandwich isn't in/part of the/come in the menu. You have to pay extra for it.

6 Can I substitute this sandwich for that one the menu?

Using 'substitute' to me implies that the sandwich might not necessarily be purchased in this menu, but you are asking if they could anyway whereas what I am trying to know is which sandwiches can be purchased with the menu I want.

Does this make sense?

Thank you

Ps Could you correct the sentence? Can you say 'purchase in a menu'? How would you have written :

Using 'substitute' to me implies that the sandwich might not necessarily be purchased in this menu, but you are asking if they could anyway whereas what I am trying to know is which sandwiches can be purchased with the menu I want.

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