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apprentice
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:23 am
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If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
Pawel from Warsaw,
Poland
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Frank Erskine
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:23 am
Post subject: Re: cola on the rocks |
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:23:45 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl>
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If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
"On the rocks" is generally a phrase used with whisky or other |
spirits, although there's nothing wrong with "cola on the rocks". It
would be more usual to ask for "cola with ice".
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Frank Erskine
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Einde O'Callaghan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:26 am
Post subject: Re: cola on the rocks |
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Frank Erskine wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:23:45 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl
wrote:
If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
"On the rocks" is generally a phrase used with whisky or other
spirits, although there's nothing wrong with "cola on the rocks". It
would be more usual to ask for "cola with ice".
In addition, "on the rocks" is a phrase of American origin and i believe |
that now it's regarded there as a bit old-fashioned.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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Ben Shimmin
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:11 am
Post subject: Re: cola on the rocks |
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Frank Erskine <frank.erskine@btinternet.com>:
| Quote: | On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 23:23:45 +0100, "apprentice" <mailpawel@wp.pl
wrote:
If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
"On the rocks" is generally a phrase used with whisky or other
spirits, although there's nothing wrong with "cola on the rocks". It
would be more usual to ask for "cola with ice".
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I think I'd be more likely to ask for `a Coke with ice', frankly. In fact,
I'd ask simply for `a Coke', and then would say `Yes, please' if they
offered ice, and ask for it (`Could I have some ice with that, too, please')
if they didn't.
b.
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John Hall
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:56 pm
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In article <41439$43712588$d4ba586d$7681@news.chello.pl>,
apprentice <mailpawel@wp.pl> writes:
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If I asked "cola on the rocks" would it be funny, considered humorous,
regular or pathetic?
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Pathetic, I think. Only whisky - and perhaps some other spirits - are
commonly asked for "on the rocks".
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Or is it better to just ask 'cola with ice, please'
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Yes.
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John Hall
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde |
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