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Rezaenglish Posted 5 years ago
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We have a tray of lamb cuts

At a butcher's shop

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Butcher: ... then we have a tray of chicken legs,
... and then we have a tray of lamb cuts.

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and then we have a tray of lamb cuts <<< Original text


I think "And then we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" is correct.

If I'm right, what does "we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" mean?


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rezaenglish I think "And then we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" is correct. Right. rezaenglish If I'm right, what does "we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" mean?

  • rezaenglish I think "And then we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" is correct.
  • Right.
  • rezaenglish If I'm right, what does "we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" mean?
  • It means we have a tray of assorted lamb cuts.
  • We often put such adjectives where they don't logically belong like that.
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rezaenglishI think "And then we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" is correct.

Right.

rezaenglishIf I'm right, what does "we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" mean?

It means we have a tray of assorted lamb cuts. We often put such adjectives where they don't logically belong like that.

In the display case a

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rezaenglishButcher: ... then we have a tray of chicken legs, ... and then we have a tray of lamb cuts.

That is fine.

rezaenglishI think "And then we have an assorted tray of lamb cuts" is incorrect.

A tray of assorted snacks. = one tray with different kinds of snacks on it.

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