half und half

[Laurence Horn]

My understanding is that a black and tan would be a(n Irish) hyponym of a
half and half, and is restricted in the way Lynne describes.  If it's half
Guiness stout and half Harp lager, it's a black and tan as well as a half
and half; if it's light and dark Beck's it's only the latter.  It's 90
degrees as I write this and I'd settle for either.  Or for just a half.

larry



At 1:07 PM -0400 5/9/00, Sallie Lemons wrote:
>A friend of mine started doing with Beck's light and dark. Rather tasty.
>
>Lynne Murphy wrote:
>
>> Barry wrote from Prague:
>>
>> > HALF UND HALF--beer, dark beer
>>
>> Not particular to Prague--my friends ordered them in Waco, TX (but with
>> 'and' rather than 'und'--this seems to be a linguistic mongrel, yes?). I
>> was never clear on whether a half and half was different from a black
>> and tan (guinness & harp).  If so, it's because one of the beers is
>> different, but I don't remember how.
>>
>> Lynne
>>
>> Dr M Lynne Murphy
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>>
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