Jul 28, 2015 08:50
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English term
a light continental breakfast
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I am translating a menu and it reads like this
"you can also have a light continental breakfast along with the following choices"
-Waffels
-Eggs Benedicts
-Omeltte
-Big breakfast
and etc.
What should I expect when talking about the light continental breakfast? My understanding is that the customer can choose the continental breakfast plus the listed choices, but another person said the listed choices are the continental breakfast.
Can anyone help me confirm if my understanding is correct. Thanks.
"you can also have a light continental breakfast along with the following choices"
-Waffels
-Eggs Benedicts
-Omeltte
-Big breakfast
and etc.
What should I expect when talking about the light continental breakfast? My understanding is that the customer can choose the continental breakfast plus the listed choices, but another person said the listed choices are the continental breakfast.
Can anyone help me confirm if my understanding is correct. Thanks.
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Jul 30, 2015 12:51: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Non-PRO (3): Graham Allen-Rawlings, Tony M, Yvonne Gallagher
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28 mins
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usually bread, croissants, other cold items
"My understanding is that the customer can choose the continental breakfast plus the listed choices,"
You are correct, the other person is wrong!
The other listed choice are an alternatve (or in addition!) to the 'continental breakfast' — this is made abundantly clear by the type of items listed, including specifically the final item 'big breakfast'.
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Note added at 2 jours4 heures (2015-07-30 13:28:38 GMT) Post-grading
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@ Gallagy
Sorry if I've ruffled your feathers, I just wanted to contribute something, expressing it in a slightly different fashion; I'm afraid I don't have time to follow other people's links, I prefer to be more explicit in my anwser; and I'm afraid I hadn't seen your note @ 10 minutes, as I failed to refresh the page before submitting my answer — mea culpa, but I often visit a page as soon as the notification comes in, leave it open, and then only see subsequent postings once the page refreshes after I've posted.
You are correct, the other person is wrong!
The other listed choice are an alternatve (or in addition!) to the 'continental breakfast' — this is made abundantly clear by the type of items listed, including specifically the final item 'big breakfast'.
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Note added at 2 jours4 heures (2015-07-30 13:28:38 GMT) Post-grading
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@ Gallagy
Sorry if I've ruffled your feathers, I just wanted to contribute something, expressing it in a slightly different fashion; I'm afraid I don't have time to follow other people's links, I prefer to be more explicit in my anwser; and I'm afraid I hadn't seen your note @ 10 minutes, as I failed to refresh the page before submitting my answer — mea culpa, but I often visit a page as soon as the notification comes in, leave it open, and then only see subsequent postings once the page refreshes after I've posted.
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airmailrpl
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Thanks, airmail!
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Terry Richards
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Thanks, Terry!
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack!
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Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
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Grazie, Giovanna!
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Thayenga
: Hope all is well, Tony. :)
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Thanks, Thayenga! Yes, great thanks, you too, i trust?
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Alok Tiwari
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Thanks, Alok!
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Cilian O'Tuama
: exactly, alternative or addition, "plus" (or "along with") is the wrong word.
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Thanks, Cillian! I agree that 'along with' is a little awkward, but I think the're trying to make it clear that it isn't an either/or choice — in other words, you can have it ALl if you want!
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8 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
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right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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no hot cooked (greasy/fried) food
a LIGHT continental breakfast would include some bread/pastry jam/fruit/yoghurt and beverage(s) but not usually cooked foods
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/traditional-continental-b...
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so, if someone is hungry they can opt to add some extra cooked items to the continental breakfast like in your list. So your understanding "that the customer can choose the continental breakfast plus the listed choices" is correct
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Note added at 14 mins (2015-07-28 09:04:37 GMT)
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some continental breakfasts may also include cheese/cold meats. Obviously it can vary from country to country across Europe...
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/traditional-continental-b...
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Note added at 10 mins (2015-07-28 09:00:34 GMT)
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so, if someone is hungry they can opt to add some extra cooked items to the continental breakfast like in your list. So your understanding "that the customer can choose the continental breakfast plus the listed choices" is correct
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Note added at 14 mins (2015-07-28 09:04:37 GMT)
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some continental breakfasts may also include cheese/cold meats. Obviously it can vary from country to country across Europe...
Note from asker:
| Thanks! That's what I think of the light continental breakfast. Thanks for confirming. |
| Thanks you all!! |
Peer comment(s):
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Parvathi Pappu
10 mins
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Many thanks:-)
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Tony M
20 mins
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Many thanks:-)
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airmailrpl
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Many thanks:-)
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Terry Richards
42 mins
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Many thanks:-)
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B D Finch
: Plus orange juice.
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Many thanks:-) (I did say "beverages" and also shows juices in link)
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Giovanna Alessandra Meloni
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Many thanks:-)
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Sheri P
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Many thanks:-)
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Thayenga
: :)
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Many thanks:-)
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Cilian O'Tuama
: but mostly prefer full Irish, with eggs scrambled, less grease...
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Thanks:-)
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Phong Le
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Thanks:-)
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2 hrs
Rolls and jam
Yes, the above posters are right, as are you in your initial reading.
It is also worth noting that the menu, as quoted, reads quite oddly in English. Which might be of interest to you as translator! If so, it could be discussed.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2015-07-29 02:36:31 GMT)
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What's odd is a menu that says, among other things: "you can also have a light continental breakfast along with ...Big breakfast." And a few other things.
Not sure whether you're concerned with the writing of the original text, though.
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Note added at 3 days19 hrs (2015-08-01 03:50:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Before you crush me with your incredulity, my colleagues, have pity; consider how lonely I must be with only the OED for company
…well, and Merriam Webster
…and Random House
...and American Heritage, if you like it
…all the dictionaries are lousy, I know ;) But in truth there really is a definitive answer to this question.
Yes, I should have included the drink part (coffee).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/continental breakfast
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental breakf...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/continental breakfast
It is also worth noting that the menu, as quoted, reads quite oddly in English. Which might be of interest to you as translator! If so, it could be discussed.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2015-07-29 02:36:31 GMT)
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What's odd is a menu that says, among other things: "you can also have a light continental breakfast along with ...Big breakfast." And a few other things.
Not sure whether you're concerned with the writing of the original text, though.
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Note added at 3 days19 hrs (2015-08-01 03:50:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Before you crush me with your incredulity, my colleagues, have pity; consider how lonely I must be with only the OED for company
…well, and Merriam Webster
…and Random House
...and American Heritage, if you like it
…all the dictionaries are lousy, I know ;) But in truth there really is a definitive answer to this question.
Yes, I should have included the drink part (coffee).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/continental breakfast
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental breakf...
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/continental breakfast
Note from asker:
| Thanks JW, Tony and Cilian! |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I can't really see anything that reads "oddly" in the source text — apart from the typos on 'omelette'/ 'waffles', and the spurious 's' on benedicts; and (if it is part of the text, rather than Asker's addition) the 'and etc.' at the end.
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If you want to talk typos, and I wasn't, you could mention the spelling of waffles, the capitalization of "Big breakfast", and so forth. But that's not what's odd.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: disagree with your CL5 rolls&jam, but agree that Q is oddly/poorly worded. Would be clearer with "and/or" instead of "along with". // Clear? Maybe. But claiming "rolls and jam" as THE (CL5) definitive answer...?
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1) Oxford dictionary definition of continental breakfast: "A light breakfast, typically consisting of coffee and rolls with butter and jam." Honestly, breakfasts served may vary from country to country, but the meaning of the phrase is clear.
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