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Help please - native speakers
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mcamca
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Help please - native speakers
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Just sitting in the staff room and a collegue asks if it is possible to say: I ordered two orange juices .... or should you always say two glasses of orange juice?
Thanks!
Have a nice day! |
27 Apr 2010
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aliciapc
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Hi mcamca!
Two glasses of orange juice - countable
Or Some orange juice - uncountable.
Hugs! |
27 Apr 2010
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Zora
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Well, us "natives" will tell you that it is indeed said. We often say things like:
"I got the coffees... the waiter will bring them."
"I ordered 3 Cokes."
"Tom got us our wines from the table."
The sentences are not grammatically correct obviously, but we do use them that way in real life. 
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27 Apr 2010
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joy2bill
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Absolutely! We, native speakers, do say I �ll have two orange juices. No one has really taught native speakers the correct grammar! Ha! Ha!
To confuse the issue young people say "I �ll have two OJs please!"
Don �t you just love English! NOT! (also grammatically incorrect but as common as ditch water!)
Cheers Joy |
27 Apr 2010
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almaz
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Sorry, but what exactly is �grammatically incorrect � about ordering two orange juices?
I �ll have an orange juice. On second thoughts, I �ll have a Guinness - make it a pint!
Cheers! |
27 Apr 2010
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