Conversation started Aug 3, 2015 at 18:12.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Aug 3, 2015 18:12
Using candies doesn't make things any easier, at least not in American English. If we have a lollipop and a piece of licorice, we would not say we had "two candies". Nor would we say "two pieces of candy" in that particular case, since they're so different. I don't know what I would say in that case. Perhaps "I have two kinds of candy". — TRomano 5 hours ago
Oh, candy is uncountable too in the US!
Catija
Catija
@DamkerngT. Meh... I'd argue that it's regional and depends on your age.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Oh! I'd love to hear more!
Catija
Catija
There are brand names that use "candies".
sees.com
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Hmm... reading the comment again, I think it sounds like he suggested that if we have a lollipop and a piece of licorice, we might say "two pieces of candies"?
@Catija Somehow I can't reach the site!
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inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
Now I want to haz some candiez.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Aug 3, 2015 18:17
@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M LOL
Catija
Catija
lammes.com
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
A-ha! Thanks!
Catija
Catija
This one has their main production building about two blocks away from my house.
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inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
Lames candies.
Nice name.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
@Catija Cool!
Would you get a great discount if you bought it directly from the production building?
Catija
Catija
Aug 3, 2015 18:20
:D They make good stuff... though they're relatively small. Sees Candies is huge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See%27s_Candies
@DamkerngT. Nope, they actually have a storefront at the production building, so they do a decent amount of sales there.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
@Catija Eww... I can't even see the end of their headquarter in the photo!
@Catija That's too bad. I think we should get at least a small discount when we buy things from the sources.
Catija
Catija
@DamkerngT. If it makes you feel better, I think it costs less to buy them directly than at a third party company. They sell some of the candies, particularly the "Longhorns", at gift shops all over town, and I believe you pay more in those cases.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
According to the comment, "I have two kinds of candy" is okay. I wonder why he felt "two pieces of candy" is odd.
@Catija Yay! -- That really sounds better. :-)
> Longhorns: Texas pecans, clustered in chewy caramel and smothered in milk chocolate, create the cornerstone of Lammes chocolate confections. Available in 12, 24 and 36 ounce gift boxes. - See more at: lammes.com/product.php?web_item_id=114#sthash.jpWHbV0Q.dpuf
Catija
Catija
@DamkerngT. I'm not sure about that one. I guess that he's saying that it sounds odd to him to say "I have two pieces of candy" when you're saying that you have two different types of candy. Personally, I don't have an issue with it. "I have two pieces of candy, a lollypop and a piece of licorice".
@DamkerngT. Right. And the connection to Austin is this:
Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Texas at Austin. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns (or variously as Longhorns or 'Horns), taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the official "large animal" of the US State of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin is the apparent flagship institution of the University of Texas System. The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Longhorns, but generally both the men's and women's teams are referred...
 
Conversation ended Aug 3, 2015 at 18:25.