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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
tell me why.
Please tell me why the underlined ingredients are manifesting only the countable side of their variable nature? I got this menu item from a TOGO's menu sheet and according to my knowledge, the company TOGO's is an American food chain dealing with a variety of delectable (mouth watering) sandwiches.
A Well Dressed Sandwich
Sanwiches come with the following: mayo or mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, pickles, pepperoncinis, salt& pepper.
1. Are all orange-colored items uncountable nouns and is that why there is no article in front of them?
2. Why, if all pink-colored items are variable nouns, only their countable sides are being manifested/used here?
Thank you.
A Well Dressed Sandwich
Sanwiches come with the following: mayo or mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, pickles, pepperoncinis, salt& pepper.
1. Are all orange-colored items uncountable nouns and is that why there is no article in front of them?
2. Why, if all pink-colored items are variable nouns, only their countable sides are being manifested/used here?
Thank you.
Top answer
Mayo, mustard, lettuce (as used here), salt and pepper are uncountable and that's why there's no article. To be strictly logical, "tomatoes" should refer to whole tomatoes, while we should say "tomato" to mean slices of tomato. The same applies to "red onions".
- Mayo, mustard, lettuce (as used here), salt and pepper are uncountable and that's why there's no article.
- To be strictly logical, "tomatoes" should refer to whole tomatoes, while we should say "tomato" to mean slices of tomato.
- The same applies to "red onions".
- Still, it doesn't sound bad in the plural, I don't know why.
- Pickle (at least to my British ear) is a savoury jam-like substance and pickles would mean different types of this.
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Mayo, mustard, lettuce (as used here), salt and pepper are uncountable and that's why there's no article.
To be strictly logical, "tomatoes" should refer to whole tomatoes, while we should say "tomato" to mean slices of tomato. The same applies to "red onions". Still, it doesn't sound bad in the plural, I don't know why. Pickle (at least to my British ear) is a savoury jam-like substance and
To be strictly logical, "tomatoes" should refer to whole tomatoes, while we should say "tomato" to mean slices of tomato. The same applies to "red onions". Still, it doesn't sound bad in the plural, I don't know why. Pickle (at least to my British ear) is a savoury jam-like substance and
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