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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Menu
Hi
In a restaurant should I ask
"Can I see a/the menu?"
The menu or A menu?
I asked my tutor. He said that "the" represents the "choices" that the restaurant has.
"Can I see the menu" = "Can I see what you offer?"
"A menu" - a physical booklet.
So, "we sat down at the table and the waiter gave us a menu".
Here it means like "booklet"
Did I understand that correctly?
In a restaurant should I ask
"Can I see a/the menu?"
The menu or A menu?
I asked my tutor. He said that "the" represents the "choices" that the restaurant has.
"Can I see the menu" = "Can I see what you offer?"
"A menu" - a physical booklet.
So, "we sat down at the table and the waiter gave us a menu".
Here it means like "booklet"
Did I understand that correctly?
Top answer
" Anonymous So, "we sat down at the table and the waiter gave us a menu". This is the physical, printed list. Yes.
- " Anonymous So, "we sat down at the table and the waiter gave us a menu".
- This is the physical, printed list.
- Yes.
- In short, it will make sense whether you ask for the menu or a menu, or what is on the menu, but never what is on a menu.
- CJ
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AnonymousHe said that "the" represents the "choices" that the restaurant has."Can I see the menu" = "Can I see what you offer?"Yes, but it can also refer to the physical list of items offered, as in "What's on the menu?"
AnonymousSo, "we sat down at the table and the waiter gave us a menu".This is the physical, printed lis
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