[Linganth] Substitute x for y

[Alexander King]

As an American in Scotland, I found the easiest was to be understood
was to order "two fish suppers" and then say "no thankyou" when they
ask if I want mushy peas with that.

alex

At 20:54 -0500 31/1/05, Jennifer Dickinson wrote:
>  >One solution to my troubles may be to ask for "two portions of fish & chips
>please".  I'll try that next time.
>
>I think this will be an imperfect solution - you are trying to order "fish and
>chips" as a unit, but in the US, they are separate entities.  If you
>order "two
>portions of fish and chips," you will likely get one plate with two
>portions of
>fish and two portions of chips.  Try "two orders of fish and chips," since an
>"order" conveys the "unit" aspect better.
>
>J. Dickinson
>
>
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>Jennifer Dickinson
>Assistant Professor of Anthropology
>University of Vermont
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