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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

loaf

- a loaf of bread

- two loaves of bread, please.

do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example?
  

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Diamondrg - a loaf of bread - two loaves of bread, please. do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example? Yep, it is used in everyday speech.

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  • Diamondrg - a loaf of bread - two loaves of bread, please.
  • do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example?
  • Yep, it is used in everyday speech.
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Diamondrg
- a loaf of bread

- two loaves of bread, please.

do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example?

Yep, it is used in everyday speech.
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Diamondrg- a loaf of bread

- two loaves of bread, please.

do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example?
Which bit are you querying? Is it the "please"? Using 'please' is proper/polite BrE, otherwise it sounds impolite/rude.
Or are you querying "loaves"? "Loaves" is correct, but
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Don't you ever say " a bread please" ?
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Diamondrg- a loaf of bread

- two loaves of bread, please.

do you really use this in everyday speech, in a bakery, for example?
Yep. Just like leaf/leaves, hoof/hooves, half/halves, etc.
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actually I meant to ask whether there is such a use as "Two breads, please." as if to say "Two coffees, please." at a cafe.
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That's a good observation. Often you will hear people say two beers (two glasses of beer) or two coffees (two cups of coffee).

But when it comes to bread, such a short-cut is not as commonly practiced. Intead of saying breads, a lot of people will say something like "can I have two loaves" or "I'll take two slices."
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AnonymousDon't you ever say " a bread please" ?
No, that would be wrong.

"Bread" is uncountable, in most ordinary contexts.

I should add that you very rarely ask for "two loaves of bread". You either pick up your loaf/loaves from the supermarket, which means you ask no one; or if you're in a baker's, you specify, e.g. "a granary loaf, please"
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MrPedantic
AnonymousDon't you ever say " a bread please" ?
No, that would be wrong.

"Bread" is uncountable, in most ordinary contexts.

I should add that you very rarely ask for "two loaves of bread". You either pick up your loaf/loaves from the supermarket, which means you ask no one; or if you're in a baker's, you spe
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You're welcome, D!

I can only speak for shops in the UK. Here, it's very unlikely that anyone would offer to help you in a supermarket or grocer's shop. Mostly, you serve yourself. If someone did ask (for instance in a village shop), it would be fine to say:

"A tin of peas, please; a bar of chocolate; two boxes of matches; a packet of tea; half a dozen eggs; two jars of honey; an
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