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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

One Three-piece Wing or Wings?

Can I have one three-piece chicken wings?

Is the sentence above correct? I wonder if it should be 'wing' without 's' instead of 'wings' because of the quantity 'one'?
  

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If "three-piece chicken wings" is a familiar fixed product name then your sentence is probably acceptable in everyday conversation. ". For those of us not so familiar with "three-piece chicken wings" as a phrase, it would probably be better to say: Can I have one three-piece portion of chicken wings?

— Mr Wordy

  • If "three-piece chicken wings" is a familiar fixed product name then your sentence is probably acceptable in everyday conversation.
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  • For those of us not so familiar with "three-piece chicken wings" as a phrase, it would probably be better to say: Can I have one three-piece portion of chicken wings?
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If "three-piece chicken wings" is a familiar fixed product name then your sentence is probably acceptable in everyday conversation. An analogy that I'm familiar with might be "Can I have one bacon and eggs?". For those of us not so familiar with "three-piece chicken wings" as a phrase, it would probably be better to say:

Can I have one three-piece portion of chicken wings?
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Thank you, Mr Wordy, for your explanation and suggestion. This makes sense to me now.
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