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[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)]

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> Great example!  It’s not quite the same, but “sweetener” is typically taken to exclude “sugar”, which may also be thought of as “artificial”
> clipping.  As a pragmatics experiment, I ask for “sweetener” every time I order coffee on an airplane and 17 straight times I’ve been handed
> an artificial sweetener (yellow, pink, or blue), never sugar.  I also just picked up a pamphlet at my local supermarket entitled “Sugars and
> Sweeteners”; for another example, see Caution-https://alittlebityummy.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-low-fodmap-sugars-sweeteners/.  I can
> imagine complaining to the flight attendant upon getting a white packet, “This isn’t a sweetener, it’s sugar!” (If I get the chance to try it, I’ll
> watch for their response.)
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I don't drink coffee, but I'd bet that "creamer" would work the same way.
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