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Radovan Posted 4 years ago
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The soup is OFF (off the menu or spoilt)

Hi,

would you share your thoughts on this, please? I know that when food is off, it is spoilt. For example milk. However, in this conversation, do you think the waiter means "The soup is spoilt", or could the expression mean "The soup is not on the menu anymore.", "We have run out of the soup."? Thanks.


Waiter: What would you like to start with, sir?

Diner: I was thinking I might try the soup.

Waiter: Sorry sir. The soup's off.

Diner: In that case I'll try the roast beef.

Waiter: You'll have no luck there either. We haven't got any left.

Diner: Oh that's a shame. Perhaps I could have the pork.

Waiter: It's really not your day. We don't have any pork now.

Diner: This is ridiculous. Do you have anything at all?

  

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radovan Hi, would you share your thoughts on this, please? I know that when food is off, it is spoilt. For example milk.

— Moonrise

  • radovan Hi, would you share your thoughts on this, please?
  • I know that when food is off, it is spoilt.
  • For example milk.
  • "?
  • Thanks.
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radovan

Hi,

would you share your thoughts on this, please? I know that when food is off, it is spoilt. For example milk. However, in this conversation, do you think the waiter means "The soup is spoilt", or could the expression mean "The soup is not on the menu anymore.", "We have run out of the soup."? Thanks.


Waiter: What would you like to start with,

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If a waiter said that to this Ameica, I would take him to mean "The soup is off the menu." In other words, the restaurant has stopped serving that soup for the time being. No waiter would tell a customer that they had rotten food.

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