You know those little shots of creamer they serve at the diner? (Intergalactic House of Pancakes, in this case).
Half-and-halves? Half-and-halfs?
The contents are innumerable. This is like asking what the plural of water is. The container, however, is numerable. You already answered your own question “little shots of creamer”. You enumerated the containers: “shots”
Found it in Wiktionary, thanks! Bookmarking that.
Always said Half n Half.
‘Get a case of half n half’
Like moose, deer, sheep, etc… the plural is also a singular
This was my guess, but I vaguely recall esoteric grammar for compound words? I am struggling for another example. Johnnies-come-lately?
I’ll half what she’s half-and-halfing
half-and-half = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
two half-and-half(s) = (0.5 + 0.5) × 2 = 1 × 2 = 2
three half-and-half(s) = (0.5 + 0.5) × 3 = 1 × 2 = 3
…???
1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
Argh, I meant + and then did a copy and paste error
It’s half AND half, not half TIMES half after all
More half and half
